{"id":240257,"date":"2025-05-02T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigel-farage-says-reform-is-now-main-opposition-party-after-local-election-gains\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:04:48","slug":"nigel-farage-says-reform-is-now-main-opposition-party-after-local-election-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigel-farage-says-reform-is-now-main-opposition-party-after-local-election-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage says Reform is now main opposition party after local election gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rjCTBmSiBJ8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Farage says Reform is now main opposition party after local election gains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjCTBmSiBJ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nigel Farage has claimed Reform UK&#8217;s tight victory in Runcorn means the party is now the main opposition to Labour.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The result in Runcorn and Helsby, which came on a night when Reform was expected to gain hundreds of council seats across England, followed a 17% swing from Labour. After a recount that delayed the declaration by three hours, Reform won 38.6% of the vote \u2013 amounting to 12,645 votes, six more than Labour, one of the smallest margins of victory in recent UK political history. The Conservatives slumped from 16% of the vote at last year\u2019s general election to 7%, finishing narrowly ahead of the Green party in third place. Farage said the result sent a clear message that &#8216;we are now the opposition&#8217; and that if voters back the Tories then they would &#8216;just get a Labour government&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>English local elections: Tories reject claim Reform UK main opposition after ultra-slim byelection win \u2013 UK politics live \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/may\/02\/local-elections-polls-labour-tories-reform-council-mayor-uk-politics-live-news<\/p>\n<p>Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes in blow to Labour \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/may\/02\/reform-runcorn-and-helsby-byelection-local-elections<\/p>\n<p>Is Nigel Farage\u2019s quest to rid Reform of \u2018amateurism\u2019 paying off? \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/may\/02\/nigel-farage-quest-rid-reform-amateurism-paying-off<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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