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    By-election result · Thursday, 1 October 2026

    Claremont by-election: Labour hold Blackpool seat as Reform close in

    Claremont (ward)

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    Labour held Claremont in Blackpool on 1 October 2026 with 41.8%, down 10.5 points on 2023. Reform UK, standing for the first time, took 38.2%.

    Result

    • Katie Helen Donnelli-Hunn (Labour)Won458 votes · 41.8%
    • Mark Butcher (Reform UK)419 votes · 38.2%
    • Paula Brooksbank (Restore Britain)79 votes · 7.2%
    • John Jake Thomson (Conservative)62 votes · 5.7%
    • Rob Jones (Green)44 votes · 4.0%
    • Kevan Michael Benfold (Liberal Democrats)18 votes · 1.6%
    • Kim Sherrie Knight (Independent)16 votes · 1.5%

    Turnout: 22.0%.

    Previous result (2023-05-04)

    • Ivan John Taylor (Labour)Won538 votes · 31.4%
    • Lynn Suzanne Williams (Labour)Won504 votes · 29.5%
    • Harry George Gordon (Conservative)222 votes · 13.0%
    • Lawrence Anthony Sloman (Conservative)179 votes · 10.5%
    • Garry Michael Richardson (Independent)144 votes · 8.4%
    • Sue Close (Liberal Democrats)124 votes · 7.2%

    Sources: Official result via Democracy Club; previous result from Democracy Club.

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    Labour have held Claremont in Blackpool, but only just. Labour won with 41.8 percent, down 10.5 points on 2023. Reform UK, who didn't stand last time, came within 3.6 points, on 38.2. The Conservatives fell almost 16 points, to 5.7. Turnout was 22 percent. Every result is on Psephology.AI.

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