Labour Loses Ground in Local Elections as Reform UK Surges
Nigel Farage’s party gained about 26% of the vote as Labour and the Conservatives lost seats and the Greens won hundreds, officials said.
- Far-Right Reform UK surged in local elections held last week, securing approximately 27% of the vote overall, while the Conservative Party and Labour Party suffered significant losses.
- A March report by Hope Not Hate exposed that over half of Reform members want non-native UK citizens out of the country, with 30% targeting Black or brown individuals specifically.
- In Kent, the Reform-led council hiked council tax by 4% while budget overspends rose to £46.5m; officials found only 1.2% of the budget available for cuts, with 71.6% dedicated to statutory adult and children's social care.
- The Socialist Worker reported that Reform cut £1.2 million from fostering services and £700,000 from fostering for children with disabilities, while Derbyshire plans to shut eight care homes were condemned as a "betrayal of local people."
- While Reform campaigns on "closing the borders," critics warn their local authority powers are limited to tasks like bin collections and potholes, threatening vulnerable communities relying on local care and support.
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