Reform UK Has Its First Cardiff Councillor

Nigel Farage bags historic win as Reform UK defeats Labour in key battleground for the first time EVER

Reform UK managed to gain its first council seat in Cardiff, comfortably seeing off a spy plot to win the Trowbridge by-election

Reform UK has its first Cardiff councillor

It comes as polling suggests that Nigel Farage's party could be the second biggest in the Senedd next year, behind Plaid Cymru

Reform UK wins first ever seat on Cardiff Council in Trowbridge by-election

Reform UK has won its first seat on Cardiff Council, comfortably gaining the Trowbridge ward in a by-election held on 18 September 2025. The seat became vacant after former Labour councillor Chris Lay resigned, having moved to Telford, Shropshire for work. Edward Topham stood for Reform UK and secured 1,142 votes, about 40 per cent of the vote, enough to take the seat. Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Cogger came second with 681 votes (24 per ce…

By-election victory gives Reform its first council seat in Cardiff

Martin Shipton Reform UK has gained its first seat on Cardiff council, comfortably winning a by-election in the Trowbridge ward at the eastern extremity of the capital and with Labour pushed into third place by the Liberal Democrats. Edward Topham of Reform is the new councillor, who got 1,142 votes (39.6%), 461 votes ahead of […]

Labour lose more seats in council by-elections

Five principal authority council by-elections this week and let’s start with another example of the Lib Dems coming from a long way back to make a ward a Reform/Lib Dem contest: Trowbridge (Cardiff) Council By-Election Result: RFM: 39.6% (New) LDM: 23.6% (+15.9) LAB: 21.3% (-31.1) PLC: 7.7% (New) CON: 3.1% (-14.8) GRN: 2.3% (New) PRO: 2.2% (-4.5)No PC/G (-12.5) or TUSC (-2.7) as previous.Reform GAIN from Labour.Changes w/ 2022.— Election Maps U…