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Reform UK Wins 1,400 Seats, Labour, Tories Lose

5/13/2026

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Reform UK secured 1,400 council seats in England’s 2026 local elections; Labour lost 1,500 seats and Conservatives about 560.
Politician Nigel Farage said the party’s immigration, tax and health-care cuts resonated in strongholds, citing Canadian Reform Party leader Preston Manning as a model.
He warned members to keep the manifesto focused and avoid proposals, while after a split over deportations MP Rupert Lowe was removed and founded Restore Britain party.

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Reform UK secured 1,400 council seats in England’s 2026 local elections; Labour lost 1,500 seats and Conservatives about 560.
Politician Nigel Farage said the party’s immigration, tax and health-care cuts resonated in strongholds, citing Canadian Reform Party leader Preston Manning as a model.
He warned members to keep the manifesto focused and avoid proposals, while after a split over deportations MP Rupert Lowe was removed and founded Restore Britain party.