Reform UK’s recent victories in local elections are a double-edged sword for the party leader.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks next to newly elected councillors and Member of Parliament Andrew Rosindell at the Havering Town Hall following the results of the local elections, in the London Borough of Havering, Britain, May 8, 2026.
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Last Thursday, local elections were held across much of the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party emerged as the big winner, gaining more than 1,400 seats and securing control of 14 out of the 136 local councils where elections were held. With a projected national vote share of 26 percent, Reform became the largest party by far.
But despite this astonishing success, Nigel Farage will never be Britain’s prime minister.
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John Gustavsson is a writer from Sweden and holds a doctorate in economics. He is Senior Editor of Nation & Citizenship at Restoring the West and a former adviser to the Sweden Democrats in the European Parliament.
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Last Thursday, local elections were held across much of the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party emerged as the big winner, gaining more than 1,400 seats and securing control of 14 out of the 136 local councils where elections were held. With a projected national vote share of 26 percent, Reform became the largest party by far.
But despite this astonishing success, Nigel Farage will never be Britain’s prime minister.
About the Author
John Gustavsson is a writer from Sweden and holds a doctorate in economics. He is Senior Editor of Nation & Citizenship at Restoring the West and a former adviser to the Sweden Democrats in the European Parliament.
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