The Green party is now polling second behind Reform, according to a poll carried out in the wake of new Green MP Hannah Spencer’s win at Gorton and Denton.

The YouGov poll shows that 23% of the population currently intends to vote Reform – a dip of one percentage point since the last data collection.

At 21%, the Greens have effectively leapfrogged Labour and the Tories, which are now tied in third place at 16% each.

Anthony Wells, global head of politics and elections at YouGov, told the Times: “What Gorton demonstrated is that Greens can win elections and as a result may appear like a more viable option and less of a wasted vote.”

The Greens are the most popular party among voters under 50s and women of any age.

Whilst Reform is still in first place, support for the insurgent far-right party has fallen from highs of 29% over summer and autumn. Its new rating of 23% is the lowest since last March.

“We are coming for Reform and on the path to replacing Labour,” said a Green party source.

“Voters have been let down time and time again by high bills, toxic rhetoric on migration and failure to make real change to improve people’s lives. Gorton and Denton showed that if people vote Green, they can get Green.

“Starmer can smear us as much as he wants but the voters want change and increasingly see the Greens as the party to break the failed status quo.”

The poll was commissioned for the Times and SkyNews and carried out on Sunday and Monday.

Sophia Sheera is a journalist in Novara Media’s social media team.

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