Zack Polanski

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Zack Polanski
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Portrait of Polanski in 2022
Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Assumed office
7 September 2022
Conservative Tony Devenish 55,16338.9–5.3
Labour Rita Begum52,93837.3+2.6
Green Zack Polanski16,42711.6+2.4
Liberal Democrats Ted Townsend13,4629.5+3.6
Let London Live Heiko Khoo1,9771.4N/A
Reform UK Saradhi Rajan1,9541.4N/A
Majority2,2251.6–7.9
Turnout 141,92139.0–6.0
Conservative hold Swing –4.0
General election 2019: Cities of London and Westminster [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nickie Aiken 17,04939.9–6.7
Liberal Democrats Chuka Umunna 13,09630.7+19.6
Labour Gordon Nardell11,62427.2–11.2
Green Zack Polanski7281.7–0.4
CPA Jill McLachlan1250.3New
Liberal Dirk van Heck1010.2New
Majority3,9539.2+1.0
Turnout 42,72367.1+4.3
Registered electors 63,700
Conservative hold Swing
Lancaster Gate (Westminster Council) by-election, 22 November 2018 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margot Joan Bright91347.2–1.5
Labour Angela Patricia Piddock68435.4–1.0
Liberal Democrats Sally Elizabeth Gray27514.2–0.7
Green Zack Polanski623.2+3.2
Majority22911.8–0.5
Turnout 193427.75–10.3
Conservative hold Swing
2016 London Assembly election: Barnet and Camden [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Dismore 81,48244.3–0.4
Conservative Dan Thomas65,24235.5+3.6
Green Stephen Taylor16,9969.2–1.5
Liberal Democrats Zack Polanski11,2046.1–2.2
UKIP Joseph Langton9,0574.9+0.5
Majority16,2408.7–4.1
Total formal votes183,98198.8+0.4
Informal votes2,0501.2–0.4
Turnout 186,03148%+10.0

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