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Reform UK Secures 40 Seats, Misses Norfolk Council Majority

5/12/2026

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Reform UK won 40 seats on Norfolk County Council, three seats short of the 43 needed for a majority.
The party increased its representation by 38 seats to become the council’s largest party, while Rupert Lowe’s Great Yarmouth First captured all nine seats it contested.
The council now includes 13 Liberal Democrat, 12 Green, eight Conservative, one Labour and one Independent councillors alongside Reform and Great Yarmouth First members.

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Reform UK won 40 seats on Norfolk County Council, three seats short of the 43 needed for a majority.
The party increased its representation by 38 seats to become the council’s largest party, while Rupert Lowe’s Great Yarmouth First captured all nine seats it contested.
The council now includes 13 Liberal Democrat, 12 Green, eight Conservative, one Labour and one Independent councillors alongside Reform and Great Yarmouth First members.