The Law Popopulistic Party of Reform UK (“Reform the United Kingdom”) under the leadership of Nigel Faraj won the local elections, held in 23 of 317 local self -government bodies, as well as additional parliamentary elections in one electoral district.
Following the results of the vote, during which 1641 members of parliaments and 6 heads of municipalities were determined, the party took first place, becoming a leader in the areas in question.
Reform UK party received 677 out of 1641 places in local elections, taking first place. The second place went to the liberal-democratic party, which received 370 mandates. The conservative party with 319 places was in the third position, and the ruling Labor Party took only fourth place with 98 mandates.
The remaining 177 seats were distributed between other parties and independent candidates. At the same time, the conservative party lost 677 seats compared to previous elections, and the Labor – 189.
The Reform UK party received the majority of 10 out of 23 municipalities in which the elections took place. The liberal-democratic party has achieved the majority in three municipalities.
In the constituency of Rankorn and Helsby in the north-west of Great Britain, where the Laborists recently won confidently, Reform UK received another place in the House of Representatives, where she now has five mandates out of 650.
The beginning of the “destruction” of the conservative party
Prime Minister and leader of the Labor Party, Keir Starmer, in his first statement, following the election results, admitted that the message received from voters is the requirement to “get to achieve changes faster.” Starmer also admitted that the reduction in assistance to the poor could affect the voting results.
“We inherited a bad economy. Other prime ministers could not see this, we could pretend that this does not exist. I made difficult but correct decisions to make sure that our economy is stable,” said the politician.
At the same time, Reform UK leader Nigel Faraj said that the party became the main opposition in the country. “We survived the most seismic moment in British politics that we have ever seen. We replaced the conservative party and have become the main opposition. Now we will change Kira Starmer,” he said.
Faraj also said that the Conservative Party and the Labor Party could not stop illegal migrants. “This is the beginning of the destruction of the conservative party. They did it themselves and deserved it,” he added.