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Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories

One story dominates the elections held on May 1 in England: the dramatic Reform surge. The Runcorn and Helsby byelection was a stunning win for Nigel Farage’s party.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

Evening Standard

Reform UK wins by-election by just six votes to gain fifth MP

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party campaigned on an anti-immigration platform in Runcorn and Helsby, a constituency in northwest England.

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'I get it': Keir Starmer responds to Reform UK's historic victory in by-election

Keir Starmer conceded Labour’s loss by just six votes to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was “disappointing” and said the…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

Evening Standard

Reform UK rise is a golden opportunity for the SNP and independence movement

RUNCORN and Helsby is almost certainly the first by-election in history in which the provisional margin of victory was first made public knowledge…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: How the Brexit vote is still realigning British politics

COMMENT: Nigel Farage’s ‘turquoise tidal wave’ has redrawn the electoral map, sweeping away the traditional Tory-Labour duopoly – and it couldn’t have happened without the 2016 EU referendum, says Sean O’Grady

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Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK’s first female MP

Sarah Pochin becomes Reform UK’s fifth MP and its first female representative in parliament

The Independent UK

Farage Delivers Brutal Blow to Starmer Declares He’s a Coward

Nigel Farage didn’t waste a second rubbing it in after Reform UK managed to wrestle the Runcorn and Helsby seat away from Labour by just six votes.

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Reform UK is main opposition party, Nigel Farage claims after election wins

Farage says his party has overtaken Tories after securing byelection victory, mayoralty and council seats

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2025 mapped: Full results for every council and mayoral race

Reform swept up this year’s local elections, winning 677 seats across all contested councils. While the Lib Dems also saw success, the Tories and Labour faced devastating defeats

The Independent UK

Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says

Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK

The Independent UK

Reform beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn vote as party gains first mayor

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

Evening Standard

Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.

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The Guardian - UK

Is Nigel Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?

Runcorn win was much bigger than polls implied, suggesting overall effectiveness of ground campaign

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice gives verdict after Reform UK win Labour safe seat

POLLING expert Sir John Curtice said Reform UK “are in business” following their victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election

Evening Standard

Reform win sets new record for smallest by-election majority since 1945

The result at Runcorn & Helsby also marks Reform’s highest-ever share of the vote in a by-election.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK win by-election by six votes after recount in major blow to Labour

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test…

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The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

The Independent UK

Six votes secure Reform’s dramatic win in Runcorn by-election

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by-election victory and Reform snap up council seats

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

The Independent UK

Runcorn by-election: Reform narrowly wins in major blow to Sir Keir Starmer

Reform UK claimed victory in the seat in the early hours of Friday morning, after a full recount was conducted

Evening Standard

Reform beats Labour by six votes to take Runcorn and Helsby

The by-election victory came on top of gains in local contests across England for Nigel Farage’s party.

The Guardian - UK

Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes in blow to Labour

Result will heighten government’s fears it could lose scores of MPs to Nigel Farage’s party at next general election

Evening Standard

Runcorn by-election on a knife-edge as recount takes place

Just four votes are thought to separate Reform and Labour in a seat which Sir Keir Starmer’s party held with a majority of almost 14,700 in 2024.

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