This morning (27/02/2026) woke up to the spectacular result of the Greens win in the Gorton and Denton by-election, in Manchester Labour was beaten to 3rd place. They had won the seat in 2024 with a majority of 13,000 which has now been crushed by the Greens to a withering 9,364 votes, and a massive swing of 26% from Labour to the Greens.
The other astonishing aspect of the result is the complete annihilation of the Tory vote, reduced down to just 706 votes out of an electorate of 76,000, and losing their deposit.
There is little doubt that the traditional duopoly of power of Tory and Labour has been smashed, and the political landscape in this country has shifted irrevocably.
There is little doubt that the traditional duopoly of power of Tory and Labour has been smashed, and the political landscape in this country has shifted irrevocably.
The Conservatives are busily re-inventing themselves as Reform to avoid electoral oblivion and the electorate have called foul on Labour’s lies, austerity, war-mongering and its support for Zionist, ethno-supremacist regimes; the Epstein political class has been shown the red card.
There is little doubt from the result in Gorton and Denton, that the Green’s progressive rhetoric has been very successful in capturing the leftist vote, which demonstrates that there is a real hunger in the electorate for left-wing policies. A real hunger for real change.
The political position of both the Greens and Your Party, remains uncertain on key issues:
- Are they anti-NATO or not?
- Are they anti-EU?
- Are they an anti-Zionist Party?
- Are they fully committed to common ownership of key industries?
- Do they have a close relationship to the Labour Movement and Trades Unions?
The Socialist Labour Party as a long-standing Socialist party has clear answers to the questions left by others including the Greens and Your Party.
It is a party that has a long and consistent history of advocating an avowedly socialist platform, it is a party founded by Trade Unionists for Trade Unionists, and it is the solidarity of the working people that can and will change this country for the better. This is what we stand for.
Our manifesto is online at https://socialistlabourparty.org.uk/policies
If you agree with our policies and are interested in standing as a Socialist Labour Party candidate in the forth-coming elections, please contact us via email at generalsecretary@socialistlabourparty.org.uk
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