Sheffield 💚
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We did amazing in Sheffield today!
We have now defeated two serving Labour council leaders at the ballot box, including today. As fun as that is, it shows that when Greens organise properly, speak to people’s real concerns, and build trust locally, we do not just protest, we win.
And the city-wide numbers matter too:
Green Party: 47,886 votes
Reform UK: 45,900 votes
Labour: 35,215 votes
Liberal Democrats: 32,056 votes
So despite Reform winning the most seats today, we won the popular vote across Sheffield. We took seats from both Labour and Lib Dems.
That tells us the argument that people have to vote Labour to stop Reform is nonsense and is falling apart. In Sheffield, the strongest anti-Reform vote was us.
Clearly people are angry and feeel ignored. Reform are feeding off that anger by pointing it in the wrong direction. And our job is to offer something better: hope, dignity, community, and a politics that actually improves people’s lives.
Massive love and congrats to everyone!