Polls close in thousands of council elections and key by-election test for Starmer
Thursday, 1 May 2025 () Polls have closed in thousands of council elections, as well as mayoral votes, and a key by-election test for Sir Keir Starmer.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as prime minister. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah Pochin saw Reform taking a constituency which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 less than 12 months ago. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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