Lee Anderson hailed a by-election win as part of a ‘political tsunami’ (Image: Getty)
Reform UK has secured another by-election win in a double hammer blow to embattled Prime Minister Sir .
‘s party secured a win in a Heanor & Loscoe Town Council election on Thursday.
Sean Hind won a total of 472 votes in the by-election to the Heanor East ward of the Derbyshire authority – more than the candidate (255 votes) and Green rival (120 votes) combined and no other candidates standing.
The result marks the latest win for , which secured five parliamentary seats in the July General Election.
The win in Derbyshire represents a second blow to Labour, with Reform also winning the Marton ward
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Labour is going to have to have a serious think about whether its current strategy is working – their recent by-election results have been dismal.Seats won since 16th Sep:?????? CON: 9 (+4)?????? LDM: 5 (+2)?????? LAB: 4 (-10)??????️ SNP: 3 (+2)?????? IND: 3 (+1)➡️ RFM: 1 (+1)?????? GRN: 1 (=)
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK)
In that election, the Reform UK candidate secured 38.8 percent of the vote, with Labour coming in second at 28 percent and the in third at 21.3 per cent.
, the Reform UK MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, praised the Blackpool result – which was triggered after the Labour councillor became the MP for Hyndburn – was a sign his party was making strides towards winning the next General Election, which is currently expected to take place in 2029.
The MP said: “A political tsunami is coming our way. Massive gain here from Labour – This is how the path to victory in 2029 starts.”
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The Labour Party has only won four council seats in the 26 council by-elections since September 16, according to figures from election maps.
Over the same period the , who suffered an historic parliamentary defeat in July, have won 10 and the Liberal Democrats 5.
The next local elections – excluding by-elections – are scheduled for May 2025 and may see Labour take further losses at a local level as council elections are often seen by dissatisfied voters as an opportunity to give the ruling party a bloody nose.