Labour beats Reform UK in Liverpool City Region by-election following Starmer's resignation
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Mark Smith , Liam Thorp
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Labour defeated Reform UK in a by-election in the Farnworth ward of Halton Council (Liverpool City Region), one of the first electoral contests between the two parties since Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister. The result is notable because Reform UK had won 16 of 19 council seats in Halton just last month, in what was traditionally a Labour stronghold. The by-election was triggered by a resignation for personal reasons.
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bskyLabour beats Reform UK in Liverpool City Region by-election following Starmer's resignationliverpoolecho.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledLabour have comfortably beaten Reform UK in one of the first electoral battles between the two parties in the Liverpool City Region since the dramatic resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Reform UK had put in such a dominant performance in the borough at last month's local elections.
Nigel Farage's party took a remarkable 16 of 19 seats on the council in May in what has long been a Labour dominated area.
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