Reform UK storms to triple election victory as Tory stronghold collapses - but who was the real loser?
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Reacting to Thursday's win, Reform UK Head of Doge, Zia Yusuf, said: 'They stood no chance of out-Farageing Farage.'
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Reform UK has notched up another three electoral wins after Nigel Farage's party duked it out in by-elections on Thursday.
It comes as the party polls above Labour and the Conservatives in national polls.
Farage's party has been able to point to significant strides in local by-election results since May 1, taking councils from both the Tories and Labour.
On Thursday, the party expanded its reach, with the Tories losing control of Surrey County Council.
Nigel Farage has added more wards to his local level turquoise tidal wave
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Which party fared the worst?
With the Tories losing their stronghold to Reform and the Liberal Democrats, Labour imploded on itself in Addlestone (Surrey), coming in last place with just over eight per cent of the vote share.
Reform now holds 32 councils, putting them ahead of the Liberal Democrats on 25, the Tories on 11, and Labour on 10.
Reform UK Head of Department of Government Efficiency, Zia Yusuf, reacted to the Tories losing control of Surrey County Council.
He said: "They stood a much better chance of out-Daveying Davey. They stood no chance of out-Farageing Farage."
Labour imploded on itself in Addlestone (Surrey), coming in last place in just over eight per cent
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Bentley
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The by-election was triggered due to the Reform UK councillor Samuel Booth standing down after just two months in the role.
Isaiah-John Reasbeck will replace Sam Booth as representative for the Bentley Ward, securing nearly 44 per cent.
Reasbeck received 1,062 votes in Thursday's vote, with Labour's Matt Jones coming second with 912 votes.
Results:
Reform: 43.8 per cent (+4.2)
Labour: 37.6 per cent (+4.7)
Independent: 7.0 per cent (New)
Conservative: 5.0 per cent (-5.8)
Green: 3.3 per cent (-5.6)
Liberal Democrats: 1.6 per cent (-3.1)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 1.2 per cent (-2.0)
Workers Party of Britain: 0.6 per cent (New)
Cranford
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A Labour hold for this London Suburb despite losing votes to Reform.
Reform made the biggest gains, shooting up to 17.3 per cent, while the Tories had a modest increase of 10 per cent.
Results:
Labour: 40.7 per cent (-12.6)
Conservatives: 29.1 per cent (+10.0)
Reform: 17.3 per cent (New)
Green: 6.7 per cent (-7.5)
Liberal democrats: 6.2 per cent (New)
Abermaw
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Wendy Cleaver was elected to Cyngor Gwynedd in the by-election triggered by the passing of Cllr Rob Triggs in May.
With no Labour or Plaid candidates standing, Reform were the largest political party with 26.7 per cent.
Results:
Independent: 49.6 per cent (New)
Independent: 26.7 per cent (New)
Reform: 17.7 per cent (New)
Conservative: 3.3 per cent (-5.1)
Pirate Party UK: 1.8 per cent (New)
LIberal Democrats: 0.8 per cent (New)
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The Scottish Labour candidate, Julie Ann McHale, has retained the seat, securing 41.9 per cent of first vote.
The SNP came in second with 25.1 per cent of first preference votes, while Reform UK came third with 22.2 per cent.
The Conservatives were the big losers with only 4.6 per cent.
Results:
Labour: 41.9 per cent (+21.7)
SNP: 25.1 per cent (-8.3)
Reform: 22.4 per cent (New)
Green: 5.4 per cent (+2.0)
Conservatives: 4.6 per cent (-6.2)
ABO: 0.6 per cent (New)
Addlestone (Surrey)
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Reform and the Liberal democrats made gains in Surrey, removing the Conservative majority on the county council.
This Reform gain from the conservatives helps Nigel Farage's party continue their surge in the true-blue England.
Labour were the big losers with their candidate getting the smallest proportion of the vote share.
Results:
Reform: 34.2 per cent (New)
Conservatives: 24.2 per cent (-25.9)
Liberal Democrats: 17.4 per cent (+9.2)
Green: 16.2 per cent (+1.9)
Labour: 8.1 per cent (-10.9)
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Results:
Liberal Democrats: 54.9 per cent (+1.6)
Reform: 25.5 per cent (New)
Conseratives:19.6 per cent (-9.9)
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Reform gained two wards from the conservatives in this double snatch.
The Tories lost one third of the vote share, plummeting from over half of the vote to just 22.8 per cent.
Labour also lost big, dropping by 18.1 per cent.
Results:
Reform: 32.4 per cent (New)
Liberal democrats: 24.7 per cent (+15.5)
Conservatives: 22.8 per cent (-33.1)
Labour: 10.1 per cent (-18.1)
Green: 10.0 per cent (+3.3)
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Despite both losing a combined vote share of 22.2 per cent, the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives finished in first and second.
Their lost votes were split mainly by Reform and an independent candidate who made significant gains.
Labour was the big loser with less than one per cent of the vote share.
Results:
Liberal democrats: 38.1 per cent (-6.2)
Conservatives: 31.0 per cent (-16.0)
Independent: 15.2 per cent (New)
Reform: 12.7 per cent (+8.3)
Green: 2.3 per cent (New)
Labour: 0.7 per cent (-3.6)