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Reform UK election results

For elections pre-2021 as the "Brexit Party", see Brexit Party election results.

This article lists the election results of the Reform UK in UK parliamentary elections and in local elections.

By-elections, 2021–2024

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Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % Elected MP Ref
6 May 2021 Hartlepool, County Durham John Prescott 368 1.2 Jill Mortimer (Conservative) [1]
13 May 2021 Airdrie and Shotts, North Lanarkshire Martyn Greene 45 0.2 Anum Qaisar (SNP) [2]
17 June 2021 Chesham and Amersham, Buckinghamshire Alex Wilson 414 1.1 Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat) [3]
2 December 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup, London Richard Tice 1,432 6.6 Louie French (Conservative) [4]
16 December 2021 North Shropshire, Shropshire Kirsty Walmsley 1,427 3.7 Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) [5]
3 March 2022 Birmingham Erdington, West Midlands Jack Brookes 293 1.7 Paulette Hamilton (Labour) [6]
23 June 2022 Wakefield, West Yorkshire Chris Walsh 513 1.9 Simon Lightwood (Labour) [7]
23 June 2022 Tiverton and Honiton, Devon Andy Foan 481 1.1 Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat) [8]
1 December 2022 City of Chester, Cheshire Jeanie Barton 773 2.7 Samantha Dixon (Labour) [9]
15 December 2022 Stretford and Urmston, Greater Manchester Paul Swansborough 650 3.5 Andrew Western (Labour) [10]
9 February 2023 West Lancashire, Lancashire Jonathan Kay 994 4.4 Ashley Dalton (Labour) [11]
20 July 2023 Selby and Ainsty, North Yorkshire David Kent 1,332 3.7 Keir Mather (Labour) [12]
20 July 2023 Somerton and Frome, Somerset Bruce Evans 1,303 3.4 Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) [13]
5 October 2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West, South Lanarkshire David Stark 403 1.3 Michael Shanks (Labour) [14]
19 October 2023 Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire Dave Holland 1,487 3.7 Alistair Strathern (Labour) [15]
19 October 2023 Tamworth, Staffordshire Ian Cooper 1,376 5.4 Sarah Edwards (Labour) [16]
15 February 2024 Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Ben Habib 3,919 13.0 Gen Kitchen (Labour) [17]
15 February 2024 Kingswood, Gloucestershire Rupert Lowe 2,578 10.8 Damien Egan (Labour) [18]
29 February 2024 Rochdale, Greater Manchester Simon Danczuk 1,968 6.3 George Galloway (Workers Party) [19]
2 May 2024 Blackpool South, Lancashire Mark Butcher 3,101 16.8 Chris Webb (Labour) [20]

Notes

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Bold denotes that either the majority of votes went in favour of Brexit or the percentage of votes was enough to retain the election deposit (5%).

*denotes that the candidate was originally selected as a Brexit Party prospective parliamentary candidate in a Conservative seat but after those candidates were pulled, they eventually stood as independent candidates.

Mayoral elections

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2021

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Reform UK endorsed Laurence Fox in the 2021 London mayoral election.[21]

Candidate Mayoralty Votes %
Nick Buckley 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election[22] 18,910 2.7
Waj Ali 2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election 14,983 2.5
Pete Durnell 2021 West Midlands mayoral election 13,568 2.2
Surjit Singh Duhre 2021 Doncaster mayoral election[23] 1,012 1.6
Robert Clarke 2021 Bristol mayoral election 806 0.6

2024

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Candidate Mayoralty Votes %
Dan Barker 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election 49,532 #4 7.5
Elaine Williams 2024 West Midlands mayoral election 34,471 #4 5.8
Howard Cox 2024 London mayoral election 78,865 #5 3.1

Police elections, 2021

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Reform UK stood candidates in 12 police and crime commissioner elections and one subsequent re-run election in Wiltshire.[24]

Candidate Police area Votes %
Peter Jewell West Mercia 16,419 5.1
Mark James Barker Lancashire 17,926 4.8
Henry Lu Warwickshire 6,692 4.1
Mark Hearn Northamptonshire 7,715 4.0
Tim Prosser Derbyshire 10,721 3.8
Malcolm James Webster Merseyside[25] 11,662 3.7
Nick Goulding Cheshire 8,258 3.7
Peter Escreet Lincolnshire 6,101 3.6
Sue Morris Avon and Somerset 8,031 3.5
Mark Hoath West Midlands 18,002 3.0
Michael Riley Staffordshire 5,504 2.3
Julian Malins Wiltshire 4,348 2.1

2021 by-election

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Candidate Police area Votes %
Julian Malins Wiltshire 1,859[26] 2.1

Local elections

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2024 general election

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See also: List of Reform UK MPs

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Peter (31 March 2021). "John Prescott to stand in by-election for Reform UK party". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, Louise (16 April 2021). "Candidates for Airdie and Shotts by-election confirmed". Holyrood. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS – Election of a Member of Parliament for Chesham & Amersham" (PDF). Buckingham Council. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ Diver, Tony (29 October 2021). "I'll land a by-election blow on Boris Johnson's nanny state, says Reform UK leader". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ Austin, Sue (6 November 2021). "First candidate in North Shropshire by-election confirmed as ex-council leader's daughter". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Birmingham Erdington Parliamentary by-election". Birmingham City Council. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Today We Launched Our Wakefield By-Election Campaign". Reform UK.
  8. ^ @reformparty_uk (17 May 2022). "We are pleased to announce Andy Foan as our candidate in the Tiverton & Honiton By-Election!Andy was born near Ti..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Labour Holds Chester In By-Election Blow To Tories". HuffPost UK. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Stretford and Urmston by-election: Time for a Labour government, says Starmer after win". BBC News. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Westlancs. 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ Boycott-Owen, Mason (15 June 2023). "When is the Selby and Ainsty by-election and who are the candidates?". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Somerton and Frome by-election candidates named". BBC News. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  14. ^ Thomson, Ross (7 August 2023). "Reform UK announce candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Statement from the Leader". Reform UK. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Tamworth by-election: Who is standing to replace Chris Pincher as MP?". ITV News. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Reform and Peter Bone plot to cause upset in the Wellingborough by-election". The I. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Kingswood by-election result: Another defeat for Rishi Sunak as Labour wins seat". Sky News. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  19. ^ McFadden, Brendan (1 February 2024). "Ex-Labour MP who sent explicit texts to 17 year old to stand as Reform candidate". i. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Blackpool South by-election | Full list of candidates". LBC. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  21. ^ Murphy, Joe (22 April 2021). "Nigel Farage and Reform party back Laurence Fox for London mayor". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Elections results 2021: Andy Burnham re-elected as Greater Manchester mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Election 2021: Doncaster mayor Ros Jones re-elected again". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Result of Police and Crime Commissioner election declared". Wiltshire Council. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Elections results 2021: Emily Spurrell elected as Merseyside PCC". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Result of Police and Crime Commissioner election declared". Wiltshire Council. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Councillor Alan Graves becomes Reform UK's first mayor". BBC News. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  28. ^ Webb, Freddie (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: Reform UK say Havant residents wanted change as Tories lose control of council". Portsmouth News.
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