Reform UK wins second council seat in Norfolk

Reform UK has won its second seat on a council in Norfolk, taking more than half the vote.

Scott Hussey was elected on to Breckland District Council following a by-election triggered by the resignation of Conservative Ian Sherwood.

Hussey won comfortably, taking 54% of the vote, with the Tories second place on 23%.

He joins Robin Hunter Clarke – who defected from the Tories to Reform last month – on the council.

The result is the first council seat won by the party in Norfolk at an election.

It was welcomed by the Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, who posted on X that it was "a big Reform Norfolk win".

Hunter Clarke said the result proved that "the public demand real change".

"This is just the beginning," he added.

Hussey stood for Reform in the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency during the 2024 general election, finishing third, with the seat won by Labour.

Sherwood – who previously worked in the parliamentary office of former Prime Minister Liz Truss - won the seat for the Conservatives with 52.6% of the vote in 2003.

He resigned from his seat last month.

The Breckland Conservatives have been asked for comment.

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