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©Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during Britain’s Reform UK party’s national conference in Birmingham, Britain, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams.

In our third edition, we turn from the ballot box to the business of governing. Six months after Reform UK swept into local government, we examine how its promises of efficiency, frugality and “common-sense government” are being tested across flagship councils in Kent, Cornwall and Northamptonshire.
This edition unpacks what Reform pledged — from cutting waste to freezing council tax — and what has been delivered so far. We explore the growing gap between campaign rhetoric and operational reality, and what these early experiments reveal about the party’s governing instincts, priorities and internal discipline.
We also consider what Reform’s local record might mean for its national ambitions, as the party works to present itself as a government-in-waiting capable of running Britain “better, cheaper and faster.”
Concilio’s Inside Reform series will continue to track the party’s policies and personalities – keeping you ahead of how Reform is already changing the rules of planning, housing, and political engagement.
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In this fourth edition of Inside Reform, we focus on the 7 May 2026 local elections.

After winning 677 seats (41% of those contested) and taking control of 10 councils last year, current projections suggest the party could go significantly further, potentially securing more than 1,500 seats and emerging as the dominant force of the cycle. Far from plateauing, Reform’s support is continuing to grow.

This surge comes alongside steep losses for the main parties. Labour is projected to lose well over 1,300 councillors, potentially approaching 2,000, while the Conservatives face further substantial declines. The result is not just a swing in votes, but a wider fragmentation of the political landscape, with Reform increasingly positioned as the principal beneficiary.

This edition of Inside Reform examines where those gains are most likely to land. We track the key battlegrounds across the regions, Scotland and Wales, while examining the party’s “outer borough” strategy in detail, alongside a video briefing, setting out Concilio’s latest analysis on Reform in the capital.

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