US EditionFarage’s Reform UK hails a ‘big moment’ as it wins a seat in Parliament, eyes local election gains
- In May 2025, Reform UK's Sarah Pochin 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 thorough recount.
- The by-election was held following the resignation of Labour MP Mike Amesbury, who stepped down after being found guilty of physically attacking a constituent during an alcohol-fueled incident.
- Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, aims to gain hundreds of local council seats and mayoralties, many previously held by Conservatives, in elections deciding 1,600 council seats and six mayoralties.
- Sarah Pochin secured the seat with a narrow margin, overturning Labour’s previous 14,696 majority in a contest with 46.3% turnout and 32,740 votes cast.
- The victory marks a significant setback for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour administration and indicates a shift in right-wing voter allegiance, intensifying challenges for Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
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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…
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