Lewisham
South-east London borough; Labour stronghold where Greens launched 2026 campaign.
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Mentioned in: Greens launch council assault on Labour turf
UK Local Elections 2026- Why did the Green Party launch their 2026 campaign in Deptford?
- Deptford is in Lewisham, one of the Labour London councils the Greens are explicitly targeting. The launch site was chosen to signal a direct challenge to Labour in south-east London.Source: uk-elections-2026
- Are the Greens targeting Lewisham council in 2026?
- Yes. The Green Party launched its 2026 local election campaign in Deptford, Lewisham, making it a symbolic target for Zack Polanski's assault on Labour-held London councils.Source: uk-elections-2026
Background
Lewisham is a south-east London borough that has been held by Labour at council level for many years. The Green Party selected Deptford, in the north of the borough, as the launch site for Zack Polanski's 2026 local election campaign, signalling that Lewisham is a priority target .
By launching in Deptford, the Greens were making a deliberate statement: this is not just a campaign in comfortable Green heartlands, but a direct challenge to Labour in areas with traditional working-class roots and newer younger professional populations. Lewisham has seen rapid demographic change in areas like New Cross and Telegraph Hill, where Green support has grown steadily.