4 h. ago Reform revolution that could change Britain: Labour in shock, Tories lose every council they defended

In a stunning breakthrough, Reform seized control of a string of major councils across the country.

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5 h. ago Fight starts TODAY for Tories to win back trust: Bloodbath at polls but top Conservatives rally round leader as she vows to reverse party fortunes

An electoral bloodbath led to the Conservatives being wiped out across swathes of local authorities, losing more than 550 councillors and control of 14 councils.

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10 h. ago Map: Where have Reform performed best in local council elections?

Results are still being counted, but Reform has already won majority control of seven councils and won hundreds of seats.

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11 h. ago Nigel Farage says Reform 'will win the next general election' as he celebrates victories

His party has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils

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13 h. ago Farage vows to ‘resist’ asylum hotels as Reform celebrates major gains

Mr Farage’s party has gained hundreds of seats and taken control of five councils.

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13 h. ago Full list of councils Reform control following local elections 2025

Reform has taken over a number of councils in the local elections - including Lancashire County Council

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13 h. ago Farage warns council staff to look for other jobs after Reform takes control of Durham

Nigel Farage has warned council staff to look for other jobs after Reform took control of Durham.

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14 h. ago 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.

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15 h. ago Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and control of first councils as Tories and Labour falter

Reform have made huge gains, beating Labour at the Runcorn by-election and seizing control of Staffordshire, Durham and Lincolnshire councils

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15 h. ago Reform win control of first two councils, crushing the Conservatives

Nigel Farage's party has secured enough seats for a majority at Staffordshire County Council which the Conservatives had held

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15 h. ago Reform UK win symbolic Labour area in bitter blow for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer's Labour lost control of Durham council back in 2021 for the first time in a century - and now Reform UK candidates have won a majority

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16 h. ago Reform avalanche sees Farage win control of first councils as voters punish Labour and Starmer bemoans 'disappointing' local elections

Nigel Farage's jubilant party now has a majority on Staffordshire County Council as a stunning set of results take shape.

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16 h. ago Reform avalanche sees Farage win control of first council as voters punish Labour and Starmer bemoans 'disappointing' local elections

Nigel Farage's jubilant party now has a majority on Staffordshire County Council as a stunning set of results take shape.

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16 h. ago Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde

The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know itIt’s been a funny old decade. Just over 10 years ago, the comedian Russell Brand was lionised in some quarters for appearing on a Question Time panel with Nigel Farage, and producing what was widely, if bafflingly, interpreted as a brilliant zinger about the then Ukip leader. “He is a pound-shop Enoch Powell,” honked Brand, “and we gotta watch him.” Well now. Perhaps it takes someone who needs to be watched to know someone who needs to be watched. Mr Brand returned to the UK this week from the Florida base of his conspiracist Christian media outlet, appearing in court today on rape and sexual assault charges. He denies them.Anyway: the local elections, where the big thing that people said could never happen seems to be happening. Farage now leads Reform UK, which even last year used to be bundled in the “other” category by political pollsters –...

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by

‘Reform are in business. They are a major challenge,’ says polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice

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18 h. ago What is Reform UK and what does it stand for as party wins Runcorn by

Right-wing party takes seat with huge swing away from Labour, claiming the Government has lost the trust of the people

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21 h. ago Microsoft hikes Xbox S Series prices, Harrods cyber attack and Reform's "big moment" in by

Watch today’s business headlines in less than two minutes as Nigel Farage party wins Runcorn and Helsby by-election, Harrods impacted by cyber attack and Xbox prices to go up £50.

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22 h. ago English local elections: Reform UK wins Runcorn byelection by six votes as Andrea Jenkyns becomes party’s first mayor – UK politics live

New MP Sarah Pochin pays tribute to Nigel Farage as ‘great leader’ as former Tory minister takes Greater Lincolnshire as mayor for Reform UKLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourReform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Local elections 2025: How a win for Reform could reshape the political landscape

After May 1, there might be no Conservative heartlands left in the country, writes Hannah Bunting

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69 h. ago Frantic last 24 hours of campaigning for local elections as poll shows Reform set to win most votes

Politicians are out knocking on doors ahead of the contests in England, with the Tories and Labour trying to quell a surge by Nigel Farage's party.

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