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Here's a great analysis of the Runcorn by-election from @CherylMorgan which seeks to correct various misapprehensions about why Reform won, whose votes they gained, and why Labour (and the media) are drawing the wrong conclusions.

And its admirably concise for a busy Saturday morning.

#politics #runcorn

h/t @Naich

https://www.cheryl-morgan.com/lies-damned-lies-and-the-british-press/

The victory of #Reform in sibling town #Runcorn by 6 votes shows so many things.

Always Vote.

How we can be driven to such despair that we'll vote for the same oligarchs who make our misery and plan to make it worse

That the electoral system in the uk is broken. Allowing 38% to rule everyone else.

Just how broken the media in the uk is. That lies not only put their boots on, but put on a three hour long riverdance spectacular before the truth is even allowed out of bed.

#ukpol #election

It has just occurred to me that the Runcorn bye election result could have been affected by the number of people turned away for lack of correct voter ID. It would be interesting to see how many people were refused entry and didn't return.

#Runcorn #Reform #LocalElections #UKPolitics

Is there a case for saying that the Monster Raving Loony party helped get a #ReformUK elected in #Runcorn?
https://mastodonapp.uk/@ukelections/114437145627569405

Crossing my fingers, but without much hope, for a Lib Dem win on Hull & East Yorkshire. Lib Dems have the best ground game of any party but Reform have had a decently good night and are the favourite there.

The Reform candidate there actually is the least worst Reform candidate I've seen but … you know … Reform. Still don't want them to succeed.

#RuncornAndHelsby #Runcorn #LocalElections #LocalElections2025 #UKPolitics #UKPol

Elsewhere the mayoralities have similarly bad results to Runcorn but as they're mostly nominally Labour holds they'll be treated differently.

FPTP also very nearly caused a disaster in the West of England mayorality. A Labour hold on 25% of the vote. Reform second, because five parties all reasonably viable.

#RuncornAndHelsby #Runcorn #LocalElections #LocalElections2025 #UKPolitics #UKPol

Oh, great, Reform won Runcorn. By a sliver but still, the government's going to learn the wrong lessons from that. I was fearing worse but this is still bad.

Also Lincolnshire now has a Reform metro mayor. But that's Lincolnshire. I feel bad for Lincoln, reportedly a fairly normal place, but the county is ground zero for the far right. So this was priced in.

#RuncornAndHelsby #Runcorn #LocalElections #LocalElections2025 #UKPolitics #UKPol

I bet there are 7 anarchists in Runcorn blaming themselves and considering becoming Trostkysts.

#runcorn #anarchism #anarchists

The number of votes by which #Labour lost the #Runcorn by election to Reform ltd was almost certainly lower than the number of #trans voters who switched their vote from Labour to another party. And that's not to mention all the allies who hopefully also switched to a more progressive party.

I hate Reform ltd, but there is some poetic justice here.

Also, you can't appease fascists. Will they ever learn this?

Andrea Jenkyns "we are going to have Britain where we put Britain and British people first, a Britain where put British people at the front of the queue"

Nationalism is a scorge

#Runcorn
#NaziParty

“#Labour need to understand that if people want #Reform’s policies then they will vote for Reform - and if they can close the gap this much in 11 months, imagine what it might be in five years.

What should terrify Labour strategists in #Runcorn is that the #Green vote went up – even though Green voters knew this might let Reform in. Labour is simply not progressive enough to win even tactical support.”

Neal Lawson, Compass

#Runcorn didn't fall to Reform by a handful of people choose to vote Green/elsewhere but due to disillusionment. A turnout of just ~46% (-~14%) speaks volumes, that people have lost engagement. We must repair our voting system so that people have a voice. FPTP is at fault.

#UKPolitics #RuncornByElection #ProportionalRepresentation #UKLabour

General impressions are that the ##GreenParty is outperforming the #Liberals

For example #runcorn

GREENS 2314
LD 942

Nazi Party win in #Runcorn by just 6 votes!

I see Runcorn have voted for the Facscist Grifters Party.

That's disappointing.

#Runcorn #UKPolitics