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Rupert Lowe has said he is “very proud” after his Restore Britain party recorded what he described as its “best-ever election result outside of Great Yarmouth”. The Great Yarmouth MP shared the results on social media after Restore Britain candidate Marcia Talbot secured more than 14% of the vote in a town council by-election in Peterlee, in the North East. Mr Lowe also said the party’s performance in Shepshed, Leicestershire, received more votes than the Liberal Democrats and Greens combined. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Lowe wrote: “Superb news. Restore Britain just hit our best ever election result outside of Great Yarmouth – Marcia Talbot won over 14% of the vote for Peterlee in the North East.

“Very proud of Marcia and her team.” He went on to thank everyone who voted for Restore Britain and those who campaigned for its candidates, describing the results as a team effort. Mr Lowe added: “The votes we are winning do not belong to us, and we have a fight on our hands to hold that trust. That’s democracy. Let’s keep pushing on.” The Peterlee result is a milestone for Restore Britain according to Mr Lowe, although the figures shared by the MP do not establish whether the party is gaining support more widely across the country.

The performance in Shepshed was also spotlighted by Mr Lowe, who said the party received more votes there than the Liberal Democrats and Greens combined. However, he did not provide a detailed breakdown of the vote in his post. The results come as Mr Lowe continues to build Restore Britain after his departure from Reform UK. The relationship between the two political movements has attracted attention, particularly over whether competing candidates could divide votes among voters who might otherwise support the same party.

The issue has become more prominent following local election contests involving Mr Lowe’s political allies in Great Yarmouth, where his local affiliate, Great Yarmouth First, won all nine contested council seats in May 2026, according to reports.

Some Reform UK supporters have accused Restore Britain of risking a split in support on the right of British politics. Such arguments have focused on whether rival candidates could affect each other’s results in closely contested seats. “The votes we are winning do not belong to us,” he said, adding that the party had “a fight on our hands to hold that trust”.