Hackney’s new Green mayor: People want an alternative | News

Hackney’s new and first Green mayor, after unseating Labor in 24 years, said his victory showed voters “wanted an alternative” to traditional two-party politics.

Zoe Garbett, who won with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865, said: Independent “People are disillusioned with the old order parties” as the Green Party wins its first mayoral election.

“I’m really excited to show what we can do as the Green Council here in Hackney and what it means for London and the country,” he said.

Asked how confident he was that the Green Party’s momentum would continue, he said: “Absolutely it will. You know, every time the Greens have been elected in Hackney, people have seen what we have to offer and that’s just part of the story that’s growing and continuing.”