Reform UK has dealt yet another blow to Labour with their latest council election win.
A series of by-elections were held for local government seats last night, with Reform storming to their latest win.
Nigel Farage’s party won the seat of Trevethin and Penygarn in Torfaen, Wales, gaining 47% of the vote from a standing start.
Meanwhile Labour plummeted a whopping 49.2% to just 26.6% of the vote, down from 75.8% last time.
Two independents then came in third and fourth with the Greens in fifth on just 2.6%.
The Conservatives, which won 24.1% of the vote in 2022 did not stand.
Reform UK is hoping for rich pickings in Wales at the Senedd elections in 2026, with polls suggesting they could come second overall and beat Labour.
The party’s chairman, Zia Yusuf, described the win as “resounding”, adding: “Our campaign machine is starting to fire!”
Labour was also defeated by the Green Party in a Warwick council by-election last night, plunged into third place.
The party won the All Saints and Woodloes seat in 2023 with 44% of the vote, however lost 24.7% of their previous vote share last night.
The Greens surged 22.1% and took the seat, with Reform UK also soaring up 21.8% into second place.
The Tories lost 15.7% of their vote share, coming in a poor fourth.
Labour did manage to hold a by-election seat in Barnet, London, however lost 18.2% of their vote, a similar amount to how much Reform gained.
And again in the Stevenage borough of Manor, a LibDem hold, Labour lost 12.3% of their vote share.
The council seat by-elections all confirm recent polling that shows Labour has shed support since coming to government just seven months ago.
In one Find Out Now poll yesterday, Reform had a lead of six points over Labour, with Sir Keir’s party down to just 23%.
Reform came first on 29%, while the Tories languished in third place on 21%.