
Zack Polanski
Zack Polanski (born 1982) is a British politician and former actor and hypnotherapist.
- Born
- 1982 (43 years), Salford
- Party
- Green Party of England and Wales
- Office
- Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2025–
Member of the London Assembly 2021– - Education
- Aberystwyth University, Stockport Grammar School
- Website
- zackpolanski.com
Left · Where sources place the party (Green Party of England and Wales)
Wikipedia places the Green Party of England and Wales on the left
Ideology: green politics, eco-socialism
4%Probability · Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Winner 2027
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He has led the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025 and has sat on the London Assembly since 2021. He is the Green Party's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, held on 8 October 2026.
Career
Wikipedia records Polanski as an actor, school activity provider and hypnotherapist before politics. He joined the Green Party in 2017, was elected to the London Assembly in May 2021, served as the party's deputy leader from 2022 to 2025 and became its leader in September 2025. According to Wikipedia he announced on 3 September 2026 that he would stand in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, and he was confirmed as the Green candidate on 11 September 2026.
- Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2025–
- Member of the London Assembly 2021–
- Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2022–2025
Positions
In his selection campaign for the by-election, Jewish News reports, Polanski stressed housing costs, support for renters and bringing Thames Water into public ownership. He also raised concern about the proposed Jackdaw gas field drilling project. He leads the Green Party of England and Wales, which Wikipedia places on the left.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Jewish News
Photo: Bristol Green Party, CC0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
- Zack Polanski 4%
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Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Winner 2027
| Outcome | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sagal Abdi-Wali | 96% |
| Zack Polanski | 4% |
| Pat Callaghan | <1% |
| Adam Harrison | <1% |
| Richard Olszewski | <1% |
| Sarah Hayward | <1% |
| Tricia Leman | <1% |
| Georgia Gould | <1% |
| Lorna Jane Russell | <1% |
| David Stansell | <1% |
| Hamza Chowdhury | <1% |
| Jim Monahan | <1% |