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Reform UK has won its latest council by-election in a boost ahead of the local elections. The insurgent party secured their first representative on North Lincolnshire Council with the victory in Brumby.

The party took the ward with 52.8%, with Labour’s vote share collapsing more than 30 points to 27.9%. The Greens were third with 9.1%, while the Tories were on 7.5%, a drop of more than 20 points, and the Lib Dems 3.2%.

The Conservatives held on to the Axholme Central ward in another by-election for North Lincolnshire Council yesterday.

The Tories took 49.2% of the vote, down almost 20 points, while Nigel Farage’s party was second on 35.5%.

The Greens secured 8.3% for third place, while Labour plunged 25 points to just 5.5% in fourth, with the Lib Dems on 1.5%.

Elsewhere, the Tories also held on to the Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount ward on Sevenoaks District Council.

Kemi Badenoch’s party took 44.2%, down 20 points from the last election.

Reform UK was second on 29.8%, while the Lib Dems were third with 20.9%, a drop of 14 points.

The Conservatives also took Stanford on the Vale of White Horse District council from the Lib Dems.

The party won the seat with 45.9%, while Sir Ed Davey’s party was down 17 points to 27.2 and Reform were third with 18%.

It comes as thousands of seats will be up for grabs on English Councils in May’s local elections.