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Reform UK Strengthens Momentum with Four Council By-Election Victories

These victories highlight voter disillusionment with both established parties before the next national election.

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Overview

  • Reform UK won Hartlepool’s Throston ward with 48.7% of the vote, ousting Labour’s incumbent councillor.
  • In Rotherham’s Keppel ward, Reform secured 40.3%, pushing Labour into third place and cutting its vote share by more than 13 points.
  • The party captured Ranskill ward in Bassetlaw from the Conservatives and seized Northway ward in Tewkesbury, extending its reach into safe Tory areas.
  • Conservative Keith Girling narrowly reclaimed the Newark West division in Nottinghamshire by eight votes after Reform’s Desmond Clarke stepped down.
  • These by-election gains under Nigel Farage build on Reform UK’s May sweep of eight councils and 677 seats, cementing its challenge to Labour and the Conservatives.