Reform sweep to victory across councils in local elections The party has taken control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats across localities from Durham to Kent. Evening Standard · May 2, 2025
Conservatives and Labour lose ground to Reform in local elections Votes were continuing to be counted in council and mayoral contests on Friday afternoon. Evening Standard · May 2, 2025
Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council. The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
Keir Starmer under fire from Labour MPs after byelection loss to Reform UK Backbenchers accuse PM and his team of complacency, questioning policies and why he did not visit Runcorn The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025
Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025
Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories One story dominates the elections held on May 1 in England: the dramatic Reform surge. The Runcorn and Helsby byelection was a stunning win for Nigel Farage’s party. The Conversation · May 2, 2025
Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. Evening Standard · May 2, 2025
Reform UK wins by-election by just six votes to gain fifth MP Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party campaigned on an anti-immigration platform in Runcorn and Helsby, a constituency in northwest England. Euronews · May 2, 2025
'I get it': Keir Starmer responds to Reform UK's historic victory in by-election Keir Starmer conceded Labour’s loss by just six votes to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was “disappointing” and said the… The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025
Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday. Evening Standard · May 2, 2025
Reform UK rise is a golden opportunity for the SNP and independence movement RUNCORN and Helsby is almost certainly the first by-election in history in which the provisional margin of victory was first made public knowledge… The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025
Voices: How the Brexit vote is still realigning British politics COMMENT: Nigel Farage’s ‘turquoise tidal wave’ has redrawn the electoral map, sweeping away the traditional Tory-Labour duopoly – and it couldn’t have happened without the 2016 EU referendum, says Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK’s first female MP Sarah Pochin becomes Reform UK’s fifth MP and its first female representative in parliament The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
Farage Delivers Brutal Blow to Starmer Declares He’s a Coward Nigel Farage didn’t waste a second rubbing it in after Reform UK managed to wrestle the Runcorn and Helsby seat away from Labour by just six votes. The Fashion Central · May 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Reform UK is main opposition party, Nigel Farage claims after election wins Farage says his party has overtaken Tories after securing byelection victory, mayoralty and council seats
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Local elections 2025 mapped: Full results for every council and mayoral race Reform swept up this year’s local elections, winning 677 seats across all contested councils. While the Lib Dems also saw success, the Tories and Labour faced devastating defeats
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Reform beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn vote as party gains first mayor In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.
Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2025 Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Is Nigel Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off? Runcorn win was much bigger than polls implied, suggesting overall effectiveness of ground campaign
The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025 John Curtice gives verdict after Reform UK win Labour safe seat POLLING expert Sir John Curtice said Reform UK “are in business” following their victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Reform win sets new record for smallest by-election majority since 1945 The result at Runcorn & Helsby also marks Reform’s highest-ever share of the vote in a by-election.
The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025 Reform UK win by-election by six votes after recount in major blow to Labour Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test…
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Six votes secure Reform’s dramatic win in Runcorn by-election IN FULL