Reform beat Labour by just SIX votes in Runcorn by-election

The Reform Party have beaten Labour by just SIX votes in the Runcorn by-election to claim a seismic Red Wall victory.

Nigel Farage's party wiped out the 15,000 majority held by Sir Keir Starmer to deliver a major upset to the government.

Pollsters Ipsos said: "Reform UK look like the real deal this morning. That doesn’t mean that Nigel Farage can start measuring the curtains to Number 10, but their increase in support across the country and narrow victory in Runcorn lends credibility to his claim that Reform are now the main opposition to Labour."

The Runcorn by-election was triggered after then Labour MP Mike Amesbury punched a constituent to the ground in a fit of rage.

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Дата на публикация: 2 май, 2025
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