Nigel Farage’s party sees local elections as showcase for a sleeker approach borrowing from an unlikely source
Nigel Farage was midway through his walkabout of Waltham Abbey when a hunting horn loudly sounded on the Essex market town’s pedestrianised high street. “Oi oiii!” exclaimed the owner of Ouch Tattoos, Rob Chillingworth, putting down the instrument and reaching out a welcoming hand to the approaching Reform UK leader.
For Farage, this was the latest stop in a midweek tour of half a dozen towns in Essex, where more than 1m county council votes are up for grabs. Barring breakthroughs in Wales and Scotland, going from having a single councillor here to taking power would be one of Reform’s biggest achievements in Thursday’s polls.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/reform-uk-professionalisation-essex-local-elections
Author : Ben Quinn Politicial correspondent
Publish date : 2026-05-06 06:00:00
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