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    By-election result · Thursday, 1 October 2026

    Hirst by-election: Labour gain from Reform UK as Reform falls 20 points

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    Labour gained Hirst in Northumberland from Reform UK on 1 October 2026 with 50.1%. Reform UK fell from 50.0% in May 2025 to 30.0%, and Restore Britain took 10.3% at its first attempt.

    Result

    • Melanie Tuesday Fox (Labour)Won350 votes · 50.1%
    • Kerry Davison (Reform UK)210 votes · 30.0%
    • Eden Webley (Restore Britain)72 votes · 10.3%
    • David Ferguson (Conservative)29 votes · 4.1%
    • Calvin Clark (Liberal Democrats)27 votes · 3.9%
    • John Victor Allen (Independent)11 votes · 1.6%

    Turnout: 20.5%.

    Previous result (2025-05-01)

    • John Victor Allen (Reform UK)Won434 votes · 50.0%
    • Ken Parry (Labour)374 votes · 43.1%
    • Gail Waddell (Conservative)60 votes · 6.9%

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

    Transcript (show)

    Labour have gained Hirst from Reform UK. In the Northumberland County Council by-election on the 1st of October, Labour won with 50.1 percent. Reform UK won here in May 2025 with 50 percent. This time they fell 20 points, to 30. Restore Britain, standing for the first time, took 10.3. The by-election was triggered under the six-month non-attendance rule, and turnout was 20.5 percent. Every result is on Psephology.AI.

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