Reform UK has secured two more by-election victories, with the party surging from nowhere to first place in wards previously dominated by Labour and the Conservatives.
In Eckington, Derbyshire, Cllr Jamie Hodgson was elected to North East Derbyshire District Council after Reform UK surged from no vote share at the previous election to 40%. Labour, which had previously won 60%, fell to 28%.
In Hutton & Locking, North Somerset, Cllr William Jones was elected to North Somerset Council. Reform UK rose from no vote share at the previous election to 38%, defeating the Conservatives, whose share fell from 37% to just 15%.
Reform leader Nigel Farage hailed the results as “brilliant Reform wins”. These victories are the latest sign that, despite the relentless attacks on Reform from the political establishment and much of the media, voters remain determined to back real change.
For too long, Labour and the Conservatives have assumed they could rely on voters’ support while offering more of the same. Clearly, this is no longer the case - voters are fed up with higher taxes, uncontrolled immigration, declining public services, and being ignored by the mainstream parties.
This momentum goes beyond England, too. A new Survation poll in Wales puts Reform UK on 31% - a full 10 points ahead of Plaid Cymru, with the other parties lagging even further behind.
Farage said: “The people of Wales clearly like the common-sense politics Dan Thomas and the team are offering them.”
That should be a warning sign to all the establishment parties. The public can see through the smears, the sneering and the attempts to dismiss Reform UK’s growing support. They know that the old parties have had their chance, and failed. Reform UK is the only true opposition to the uniparty.
In Eckington, Derbyshire, Cllr Jamie Hodgson was elected to North East Derbyshire District Council after Reform UK surged from no vote share at the previous election to 40%. Labour, which had previously won 60%, fell to 28%.
In Hutton & Locking, North Somerset, Cllr William Jones was elected to North Somerset Council. Reform UK rose from no vote share at the previous election to 38%, defeating the Conservatives, whose share fell from 37% to just 15%.
Reform leader Nigel Farage hailed the results as “brilliant Reform wins”. These victories are the latest sign that, despite the relentless attacks on Reform from the political establishment and much of the media, voters remain determined to back real change.
For too long, Labour and the Conservatives have assumed they could rely on voters’ support while offering more of the same. Clearly, this is no longer the case - voters are fed up with higher taxes, uncontrolled immigration, declining public services, and being ignored by the mainstream parties.
This momentum goes beyond England, too. A new Survation poll in Wales puts Reform UK on 31% - a full 10 points ahead of Plaid Cymru, with the other parties lagging even further behind.
Farage said: “The people of Wales clearly like the common-sense politics Dan Thomas and the team are offering them.”
That should be a warning sign to all the establishment parties. The public can see through the smears, the sneering and the attempts to dismiss Reform UK’s growing support. They know that the old parties have had their chance, and failed. Reform UK is the only true opposition to the uniparty.
