Farage’s Reform UK hails a ‘big moment’ as it wins a seat in Parliament, eyes local election gains
- On May 1, 2025, Reform UK secured a narrow victory in the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary by-election in northwest England, winning the seat by a margin of just six votes following a recount.
- The by-election was held after former Labour MP Mike Amesbury resigned due to his conviction related to an incident where he assaulted a constituent during a drunken episode last year.
- Reform's Sarah Pochin overturned Labour's previous 14,696-vote majority in a tense count, with turnout unusually high at 46.3%, signaling voter shifts.
- Nigel Farage described the win as a significant milestone for politics, while Reform aims to capture hundreds of local council seats currently held by the Conservative and Labour parties.
- The result marks a major setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government and indicates a rising challenge from Reform UK on the British right.
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Nigel Farage has vowed he will become Britain’s next prime minister after Reform UK hit a new peak in support in local elections across England at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives.His party had hoped to do well, but the scale of their success in taking votes from both Labour and the Tories – described as a “Reform-quake” by Farage – was beyond all expectationsThe insurgent right-wing party won hundreds of councillors, two mayoral race…
Hard-Right Candidate Wins UK Election by 6 Votes
The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage snatched a seat in Parliament from the governing Labour Party and made big gains in local elections that Farage hailed Friday as a turning point in British politics. Reform's Sarah Pochin was declared winner of the seat of Runcorn and Helsby...
UK local Elections: Farage’s Reform Party wins Mayor, Parliamentary By-Poll
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has sent shockwaves through British politics. In a dramatic turn, Reform narrowly won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, flipping a seat held by Labour with a 15,000-vote lead last year. With mayoral wins and council gains, Reform UK may be ending Britain’s century-old two-party dominance. Labour is downplaying the upset, but numbers tell a different story.
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