With local elections just around the corner, rivals of Reform UK are pulling out all the stops — and not everyone’s convinced it’ll work. A new website, StopReformUK.vote, has popped up urging voters to ditch Nigel Farage’s party and vote tactically instead, backing whoever’s most likely to beat Reform candidates in their area. That could mean Labour, Lib Dem, Green, or even independents, depending on the local race.
One of the most high-profile figures backing the move is Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral candidate Mike Ross, who’s using the site to argue that a Lib Dem vote is the “best way” to stop Reform’s Luke Campbell — the former Olympic boxing champ now trying to punch his way into politics. “It will be the wise choice,” Ross claims.
But Reform UK isn’t taking the attack lying down. A party spokesperson told GB News: “Opposition parties across Hull and East Yorkshire are getting increasingly desperate.” They went on to accuse Mike Ross of failing in his leadership of Hull council and said voters “would be right to reject him at the ballot box.”
While the mudslinging flies, Reform says it’s staying focused on the ground. “We are focused on running a positive campaign and fighting for every vote,” the spokesperson added.
Behind all the drama is a major shift in the polls. According to YouGov, Reform UK has now taken a surprise lead nationally, with 26% of Brits saying they’d back the party. And locally in Hull, polling by More In Common shows Campbell slightly ahead with 27%, edging out the Conservatives on 24%.
The Lib Dems insist they’re still in the fight. A party source said, “The latest polling puts the Lib Dems within the margin of error of winning on Thursday.” They praised Mike Ross’s campaign, claiming it’s “fighting for a fair deal for local people,” and took a jab at Reform, saying the party “have only turned up at election time.”
As election day looms, it’s shaping up to be a tense battle in Hull and across England — and with Reform’s rising popularity rattling opponents, it’s clear this fight isn’t just local. It’s personal.
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