Labour win Welsh council by-election with Reform in third place

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Basildon – St Martin’s Reform UK 1,057 (44.6 per cent, +44.6 on 2024) Labour 833 (35.1 per cent, -3.2) Conservatives 320 (13.5 per cent, -7.1) Green Party 82 (3.5 per cent, -8.9) Lib Dems 39 (1.6 per cent, -7.8) Trade Union and Socialist Coalition 26 (1.1 per cent, -6.3) SDP 13 (0.5 per cent, +0.5) Reform UK gain from Labour  Dartford – Maypole & Leyton Cross Reform UK 303 (53.7 per cent, +53.7 on 2023) Conservatives 158 (28.0 per cent, -40.7) L…

Labour win Welsh council by-election with Reform in third place

Reform had won a string of council by-elections in Wales of late but could only manage third in the vacant Baglan seat in Neath Port Talbot

Losing Reform by-election candidate goes on holiday before count

Reform’s candidate for Baglan John Bamsey – Image Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan Reform Emily Price  A Reform candidate standing in a by-election in Neath Port Talbot, who was accused of ‘dirty tricks’ during his campaign, has refused to say why he didn’t show up for the vote count. Reform’s John Bamsey finished in third place with 23.7% of the vote in the Baglan by-election on Thursday (July 17). A source who was present at the count told Natio…

Labour holds Baglan seat in Neath Port Talbot by-election as Reform slips to third

The contest was triggered by the death of long-serving councillor Peter Richards, who had represented Baglan since 2004. Labour candidate Josh Tuck won the seat with 708 votes, defeating independent candidate Wendy Blethyn (532 votes) and Reform UK’s John Bamsey, who came third with 447 votes2. “I’m just over the moon but also so grateful to the people of Baglan for putting their trust in me,” said Cllr Tuck. “Peter Richards was a friend to Bag…