The Green Party is drawing support from former Reform UK voters, according to its newest MP, Hannah Spencer, who won the Gorton and Denton by-election earlier this year. Spencer told The Independent that the Greens are now the choice for people disillusioned with Labour, worried about Reform, or who have tried Reform and found it lacking.
Spencer attributed the shift to dwindling trust in Reform UK, which took over four million votes in the 2024 general election but has since seen its support slump. “Reform targeted exhausted people with promises they could never deliver,” she said. “Now people realise it was nonsense and are looking to the Greens for real change.”
Elections expert Lord Hayward confirmed the trend, citing a general disenchantment with politics. He pointed to a recent Kent County Council by-election where the Greens won a seat from Reform after the incumbent was jailed. “That was a safe Reform seat, so the switch is clear,” he said.
Fresh polling from More in Common shows Reform’s support slipping five points to 25%, while the Tories gained three points to 22%. Lord Hayward noted that voters are “pissed off” and seeking alternatives, with the Greens now becoming the “flavour of the month”.
Spencer described her by-election victory as a “political reset” based on hope rather than division. Despite policy differences—Greens advocate humane immigration and a world without borders, while Reform pushes mass deportations—Spencer insists her party offers a viable option for former Reform supporters.
