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Reform UK has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes - an extremely narrow victory that will serve as a major boost to Nigel Farage’s party. The party claimed victory in the ...

It has been a historic night for Reform UK as it gained Sarah Pochin as its fifth MP, beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by the skin of its teeth with six extra votes.

The prime minister says the result proves Labour needs to go "further" and faster in delivering change for the public.

"Provisional announcement from Runcorn & Helsby is Reform wins by four votes," Zia Yusuf, who is present at the vote count at the Halton Stadium in Widnes, said. "Labour has demanded a full recount.

Sarah Pochin is the Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, having won the seat in a by-election on 1 May 2025. She is the first female MP elected for Reform UK. In the May 2025 by-election, Sarah Pochin ...

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Reform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby by just six votes has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War. Sarah Pochin took the ...

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