‘The Fightback Has Begun’: Historic Results As Nigel Farage’s Reform Sweeps England Election Early ResultsOliver JJ Lane 2 May 2025
Reform UK has gained a new Member of Parliament by just six votes, won its first mayor, and picked up more councillors than all other parties combined in early results in a historic night.
Nigel Farage celebrated a “huge night for Reform” where his party showed all signs of having “cut deep” into the votes of both the governing Labour Party and official opposition the Conservatives, who he said Reform was now supplanting. Crucially, the party won major contests against both UK legacy political parties, underlining Farage’s claim that Reform is not merely a force on the right but something above the old dividing lines drawing support from both the old sides.
The most visible result nationally will be Reform having won a new Member of Parliament, with Sarah Pochin taking the Runcorn and Helbsy race in a byelection (special election) that was called after its incumbent, Labour politician Mike Amesbury, was filmed repeatedly punching a constituent after drinking six pints of beer. The race was astonishingly close, with Labour demanding a recount in hope of overturning the first result, but eventually losing out by just six votes.
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