Brexit_Party_election_results

Brexit Party election results

Brexit Party election results

Add article description

This article lists the election results of the Brexit Party, known since 2021 as Reform UK, in UK parliamentary elections and in elections to the European Parliament.

European elections, 2019

Main article: Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom § Brexit Party

The Brexit Party stood in the 2019 European Parliament elections in every regional constituency except Northern Ireland and won the highest number of seats and the most votes nationwide.

More information 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom: Great Britain, Year ...
Results by country/region (left) and by local authority areas (right)

Results by regional constituency

See also: Results of the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

The Brexit Party won at least one seat in every region that they stood in. The party topped the poll in the majority of districts in Great Britain.

More information 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, European Parliament constituency ...

Gibraltar

For elections to the European Parliament, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar was a part of the European Parliament constituency combined region of South West England, but votes were counted separately. The table below shows the results of the European Parliament election in Gibraltar.

More information Date of election, Votes ...

By-elections, 2019

More information Date of election, Constituency ...

General election, 2019

Constituencies which the Brexit Party contested at the election.

In April 2019, party leader Nigel Farage said the Brexit Party intended to stand candidates at the next general election.[3] The same month, he promised not to stand candidates against the 28 Eurosceptic Conservative MPs who opposed the Brexit withdrawal agreement in Parliament.[4]

When a general election was held in December 2019, the Brexit Party stood in around half of the total seats in England, Scotland and Wales, campaigning most strongly in the red wall (seats long held by Labour Members of Parliament). The party did not stand in seats won by the Conservative Party in 2017 along with a number of exceptional seats; mainly in London, Scotland and the North East.[5] A number of candidates who had been selected to stand in Conservative constituencies went on to run in the election as independent candidates on a Pro-Brexit platform.[6]

As largely expected, the Brexit Party failed to win any seats in the general election.[7] Among its results the best were in Barnsley Central, where Victoria Felton came second with 30.4% of the vote;[8] Hartlepool, where party chairman Richard Tice came third with 25.8% of the vote;[9] and Hull West and Hessle, where businesswoman and media personality Michelle Dewberry came third with 18% of the vote.[10]

Results by constituency

More information Constituency, Region ...

By-elections, 2021–

More information Date of election, Constituency ...

Notes

Bold denotes that either the majority of votes went in favour of Brexit or the percentage of votes was enough to retain the election deposit (5%).

*denotes that the candidate was originally selected as a Brexit Party prospective parliamentary candidate in a Conservative seat but after those candidates were pulled, they eventually stood as independent candidates.

Mayoral elections, 2021

Reform UK endorsed Laurence Fox in the 2021 London mayoral election.[35]

More information Candidate, Mayoralty ...

Police elections, 2021

Reform UK stood candidates in 12 police and crime commissioner elections and one subsequent re-run election in Wiltshire.[38]

More information Candidate, Police area ...
By-election
More information Candidate, Police area ...

References

  1. [1]
    Leishman, Fiona (7 June 2019). "Live Peterborough by-election updates: Results, reaction and full coverage". cambridgenews. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "By-election loss for Tories cuts Commons majority". BBC News. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Nigel Farage reveals Brexit Party will stand in next general election". Evening Standard. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    Shipman, Tim; Wheeler, Caroline; Allardyce, Jason (27 April 2019). "Back Farage and be kicked out of party, Tories tell rebel MPs". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. [5]
    "We won't stand aside for you in any seats, Johnson tells Farage". Evening Standard. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Frustrated former Brexit Party general election candidates to run as independents". Scram News. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. [7]
    "'I killed the Lib Dems and hurt Labour' – Farage". 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Barnsley Central". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Hartlepool". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Hull West & Hessle". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. [11]
    Stevens, Mike (19 November 2019). "Election 2019: Why is Lancashire so important?". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Meet the election candidate who changed his name to Brexit". JOE.co.uk. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. [13]
    "General Election 2019: Sorry Nigel, I'm still standing". Kent Online. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Sunderland Brexit Party candidate announced while he is still a Conservative Councillor 300 miles away in West Sussex". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  15. [15]
    Davidson, Peter (31 March 2021). "John Prescott to stand in by-election for Reform UK party". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  16. [16]
    Wilson, Louise (16 April 2021). "Candidates for Airdie and Shotts by-election confirmed". Holyrood. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  17. [17]
    "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS – Election of a Member of Parliament for Chesham & Amersham" (PDF). Buckingham Council. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. [18]
    Diver, Tony (29 October 2021). "I'll land a by-election blow on Boris Johnson's nanny state, says Reform UK leader". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. [19]
    Austin, Sue (6 November 2021). "First candidate in North Shropshire by-election confirmed as ex-council leader's daughter". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  20. [20]
    "Birmingham Erdington Parliamentary by-election". Birmingham City Council. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  21. [21]
    "Today We Launched Our Wakefield By-Election Campaign". Reform UK.
  22. [22]
    @reformparty_uk (17 May 2022). "We are pleased to announce Andy Foan as our candidate in the Tiverton & Honiton By-Election!Andy was born near Ti..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. [23]
    "Labour Holds Chester In By-Election Blow To Tories". HuffPost UK. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  24. [24]
    "Stretford and Urmston by-election: Time for a Labour government, says Starmer after win". BBC News. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  25. [25]
    "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Westlancs. 13 January 2023.
  26. [26]
    Boycott-Owen, Mason (15 June 2023). "When is the Selby and Ainsty by-election and who are the candidates?". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  27. [27]
    "Somerton and Frome by-election candidates named". BBC News. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  28. [28]
    Thomson, Ross (7 August 2023). "Reform UK announce candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  29. [29]
    "Statement from the Leader". Reform UK. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  30. [30]
    "Tamworth by-election: Who is standing to replace Chris Pincher as MP?". ITV News. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  31. [31]
    "Reform and Peter Bone plot to cause upset in the Wellingborough by-election". The I. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  32. [32]
    "Kingswood by-election result: Another defeat for Rishi Sunak as Labour wins seat". Sky News. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  33. [33]
    McFadden, Brendan (1 February 2024). "Ex-Labour MP who sent explicit texts to 17 year old to stand as Reform candidate". i. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  34. [34]
    "Blackpool South by-election | Full list of candidates". LBC. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  35. [35]
    Murphy, Joe (22 April 2021). "Nigel Farage and Reform party back Laurence Fox for London mayor". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  36. [36]
    "Elections results 2021: Andy Burnham re-elected as Greater Manchester mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  37. [37]
    "Election 2021: Doncaster mayor Ros Jones re-elected again". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  38. [38]
    "Result of Police and Crime Commissioner election declared". Wiltshire Council. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  39. [39]
    "Elections results 2021: Emily Spurrell elected as Merseyside PCC". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Brexit_Party_election_results, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.