Reform activists urged to switch focus from Manchester to Farage’s Clacton contest
Summary
Reform UK activists are being asked to leave the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection and help Nigel Farage in a byelection in Clacton, Essex, about 250 miles away. Farage’s decision to hold this extra election has disrupted Reform UK’s campaign in Greater Manchester, where Labour is currently favored to win.Key Facts
- Reform UK wants its members in north-west England to support Nigel Farage’s Clacton byelection instead of the Greater Manchester mayoral race.
- The Clacton byelection was called suddenly by Farage, who is standing down and running again for his seat.
- Greater Manchester’s byelection is the largest in Britain and will be held on July 30; Clacton’s is expected on August 6.
- Farage’s rivals in Clacton are mostly boycotting the election except for a novelty candidate and a right-wing party leader.
- Labour’s candidate Bev Craig is currently leading in Greater Manchester’s contest.
- Reform UK won many seats in the May local elections in Greater Manchester but is now shifting focus due to Farage’s call for the Clacton contest.
- Some Reform UK members believe the party doubts winning in Greater Manchester, especially since their mayoral candidate is a woman.
- Critics call the Clacton byelection a “fake” or “vanity” contest designed by Farage.
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