Labour set for record London win

An MRP poll by Electoral Calculus and Find Out Now shows Labour could win fifty nine or sixty seats out of seventy five in London, a record result for the party in the capital.

Labour support surges after Burnham

Labour support in London rose nine percentage points to thirty four percent since July, following Andy Burnham taking over as prime minister. The Greens fell three points to eighteen percent.

Greens could win zero London seats

The survey suggests the Green Party could end up with no seats in London, a dramatic reversal from an earlier Electoral Calculus poll predicting they could win as many as twenty one seats.

Burnham unifies left-of-centre voters

Martin Baxter, chief executive of Electoral Calculus, said Burnham is taking votes from Liberal Democrats and Greens to re-establish Labour as the dominant political force in London.

“He is taking votes from the Liberal Democrats and Greens to re-establish Labour as the dominant political force in London.”

Polanski faces mounting pressure

Green Party leader Zack Polanski faced calls to stand down after losing the Holborn and St Pancras by-election last month, a seat the party had hoped to take from Labour.

Polanski criticised over leadership

Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas accused Polanski of a failure in leadership. He also faced criticism for missing a debate about a party motion declaring Zionism to be a form of racism.