Reform UK gets first Carmarthenshire councillor after huge by-election win

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Carmarthenshire – Lliedi Reform UK 568 (42.6 per cent, +42.6 on 2022) Labour 312 (23.4 per cent, -34.9) Independent 116 (8.7 per cent, +8.7) Plaid Cymru 107 (8.0 per cent, +8.0) Conservatives 93 (7.0 per cent, -8.7) Independent 86 (6.5 per cent, +6.5) Lib Dems 41 (3.1 per cent, +3.1) Gwlad 9 (0.7 per cent, +0.7) Reform UK gain from Labour Castle Point – Canvey Island Winter Gardens Reform UK 712 (53.1 per cent, +53.1 on 2024) Conservatives 233 (…

Reform UK gets first Carmarthenshire councillor after huge by-election win

'All I kept hearing was that people felt they weren't being listened to', said Michelle Beer, Carmarthenshire Council's newest councillor

Reform UK has gained ground in the south west, after Michelle Beer won a by-election in Carmarthenshire. She will represent the Lliedi ward in Llanelli on Carmarthenshire Council after coming comfortably first out of eight candidates.