"Ms Garbett won with 35,720 votes to Labour's 26,865. The east London borough has not yet announced the result of its council election, but the Green party has been forecast to gain overall control. Unlike in other boroughs, the role of Hackney's mayor is not just ceremonial. Ms Garbett's new role will provide her with direct control over the council's policy and the delivery of services."
"Speaking after her win, Ms Garbett said: Today we start a fightback. In this election, over and over, people kept telling me that they felt let down. People kept saying, it's hard for me and it's hard for us'. Council services are failing those who need them most and people are struggling to make ends meet. To everyone who voted for me, I truly thank you for putting your trust in me today."
"She added: I'm going to change the system. That's why you've elected me, to lead the fightback here in Hackney, this campaign has never just been about the Green Party. Countless people, movements, organisations, parties and communities have come together to make this change possible."
"Green Party leader Zack Polanski said the new politics is "Greens versus Reform", adding that the party's vote share is rising "right across the country". He added: My message to Keir Starmer is it's time to go. In a post on X, Mr Polanski praised Ms Garbett, writing that two party politics isn't dying. It's dead and buried. Ms Garbett has proven popular with Hackney residents and will elect 19-year-old Dylan Law as her deputy."
Zoe Garbett won Hackney’s directly elected mayor election with 35,720 votes, defeating Labour’s candidate who received 26,865. The result gives the Green Party its first elected mayor in the capital and is expected to strengthen its position in the borough’s council election. Hackney’s mayoralty is not ceremonial, providing direct control over council policy and delivery of services. After the win, Garbett said residents felt let down, that council services are failing people who need them most, and that she will change the system through a fightback. Green Party leader Zack Polanski framed the contest as “Greens versus Reform,” praised Garbett’s popularity, and said two-party politics is effectively over. Garbett will appoint 19-year-old Dylan Law as deputy.
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