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He taught at the [[Academy of Live and Recorded Arts]] and the [[National Centre for Circus Arts]]. He sang for the London International Gospel Choir<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/01/01/ich-bin-zack-polanski/ |title=Hypnotherapists North London |publisher=Kentishtowner.co.uk |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2021-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/roots/|title=Roots|website=The Family Tree|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref> and has worked as an actor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua Neicho |url=https://www.onlondon.co.uk/joshua-neicho-meet-the-new-members-of-the-london-assembly/ |title=Meet the new members of the London Assembly |publisher=OnLondon |date=2020-03-15 |accessdate=2021-05-18}}</ref> |
He taught at the [[Academy of Live and Recorded Arts]] and the [[National Centre for Circus Arts]]. He sang for the London International Gospel Choir<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/01/01/ich-bin-zack-polanski/ |title=Hypnotherapists North London |publisher=Kentishtowner.co.uk |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2021-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/roots/|title=Roots|website=The Family Tree|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref> and has worked as an actor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua Neicho |url=https://www.onlondon.co.uk/joshua-neicho-meet-the-new-members-of-the-london-assembly/ |title=Meet the new members of the London Assembly |publisher=OnLondon |date=2020-03-15 |accessdate=2021-05-18}}</ref> |
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Polanski is openly gay.<ref>https://play.acast.com/s/shaunflores/gay-jewish-and-vegan-in-conversation-with-green-party-politi</ref> |
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==Electoral history== |
==Electoral history== |
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Zack Polanski | |
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| Member of the London Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Political party | Green |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
David Paulden, commonly known as Zack Polanski,[1] is a Green Party of England and Wales politician who has been a member of the London Assembly since May 2021.
Early life
Polanski was born in Salford to a Jewish family and attended Stockport Grammar School.[2][3] He studied at Aberystwyth University before attending drama school in Georgia in the United States. He moved to London upon graduation.[4]
Career
Politics and activism
Polanski was active in the Liberal Democrats. He stood in the Barnet and Camden constituency and was fifth on the London-wide list for the party in the 2016 London Assembly election.[2] He then switched to the Greens. He stood as the Green candidate in the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency at the 2019 general election and came in fourth.
On 6 May 2021, Polanski was elected a Member of the London Assembly, having been third on the Green Party's London-wide list. He also stood in the West Central constituency, where he came third,[5] and for a Westminster Council by-election, where he came fourth,[6] on the same day.
Other ventures
Polanski has worked as a hypnotherapist. In 2013, he took a newspaper reporter for The Sun through a hypnotherapy session to increase her breast size at his Harley Street hypnotherapy clinic. He subsequently apologised for having done this, describing his own actions as misogynistic.[7][8]
He taught at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and the National Centre for Circus Arts. He sang for the London International Gospel Choir[9][10] and has worked as an actor.[11]
Polanski is openly gay.[12]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Devenish | 55,163 | 38.9 | –5.3 | |
| Labour | Rita Begum | 52,938 | 37.3 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Zack Polanski | 16,427 | 11.6 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ted Townsend | 13,462 | 9.5 | +3.6 | |
| Let London Live | Heiko Khoo | 1,977 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Saradhi Rajan | 1,954 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,225 | 1.6 | –7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 141,921 | 39.0 | –6.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nickie Aiken | 17,049 | 39.9 |  6.7
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| Liberal Democrats | Chuka Umunna | 13,096 | 30.7 |  19.6
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| Labour | Gordon Nardell | 11,624 | 27.2 | 11.2
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| Green | Zack Polanski | 728 | 1.7 | 0.4
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| CPA | Jill McLachlan | 125 | 0.3 | New | |
| Liberal | Dirk van Heck | 101 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 3,953 | 9.2 | 1.0
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| Turnout | 42,723 | 67.1 | 4.3
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| Registered electors | 63,700 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margot Joan Bright | 913 | 47.2 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Angela Patricia Piddock | 684 | 35.4 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Elizabeth Gray | 275 | 14.2 | −0.7 | |
| Green | Zack Polanski | 62 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 229 | 11.8 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1934 | 27.75 | −10.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Dismore | 81,482 | 44.3 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Dan Thomas | 65,242 | 35.5 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Stephen Taylor | 16,996 | 9.2 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zack Polanski | 11,204 | 6.1 | −2.2 | |
| UKIP | Joseph Langton | 9,057 | 4.9 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 16,240 | 8.7 | −4.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 183,981 | 98.8 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,050 | 1.2 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 186,031 | 48% | +10.0 | ||
References
- ^ https://www.barnet.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/citizenportal/documents/councilanddemocracy/elections/ElectoralServices/NoticeOfAgents.pdf
- ^ a b https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/jewish-candidates-prepare-to-do-battle-as-local-election-day-looms-1.516215
- ^ "Feuilleton" (PDF). The Stopfordian. 1997. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ McNicholls Vale, Julie (2 May 2019). "Former Aberystwyth student rejoins climate change protests following arrest". Cambrian News. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Tories, Greens and Lib Dems react to West Central result". May 7, 2021.
- ^ "Labour's Liza Begum wins Westminster Council by-election". South London News. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Green Party candidate apologises again for misogynistic experiment | SWLondoner". South West Londoner. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Brett, Louise (2021-05-12). "Commons Confidential: The great proletarian". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Hypnotherapists North London". Kentishtowner.co.uk. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Roots". The Family Tree. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Joshua Neicho (2020-03-15). "Meet the new members of the London Assembly". OnLondon. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ https://play.acast.com/s/shaunflores/gay-jewish-and-vegan-in-conversation-with-green-party-politi
- ^ "Cities of London & Westminster parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of result poll" (PDF). City of Westminster. Westminster City Council. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). www.londonelects.org.uk. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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