Scale of Makerfield defeat suggests trouble ahead for Farage (opens in new tab)

The Reform candidate in the Makerfield By-Election Kenyon got 15,696 votes and came second to Andy Burnham. A decent result it might be thought, except Reform clearly felt they would win. Reform increased their vote slightly in percentage terms on 2024 but there was still a 55-35% gap between Kenyon and Burnham. The media have […]