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Biggest special election ever? Reform UK opens candidate applications
BBC Live Page ^ | May 14 | BBC Live Page

Posted on 05/14/2026 8:18:15 PM PDT by RandFan

Reform UK has already opened applications to be its candidate for the Makerfield by-election.

Party members were emailed about the selection process this evening, and the deadline for applications is Sunday.

“We’re determined”, said one senior party figure. “It’s going to be a tight fight.”

The constituency on the western fringes of Greater Manchester has a Labour majority of 5,399 and has been a party stronghold for decades.

Yet at last week's local elections, across the eight Makerfield wards that voted, about 50 per cent of people backed Reform UK

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


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The district has been Labour for decades but Nigel Farage's Reform took 31% of the vote in 2024 and finished in 2nd place (Labour majority: 5,399).

This is the biggest special election I can ever remember as Burnham seeks a route to parliament. The stakes are high...

1 posted on 05/14/2026 8:18:15 PM PDT by RandFan
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Reform also took 50% of the vote in recent local (townhall) elections in that very district according to the article

So this is very much in play.


2 posted on 05/14/2026 8:20:10 PM PDT by RandFan
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