Politics · 8 May 2026

Wigan Labour Loses All 20 Seats to Reform UK

Wigan, a former mining community Labour has controlled for more than 50 years, fell entirely to Reform overnight. Labour lost every one of the 20 seats it was defending there. In nearby Salford, Labour held on to just three of the 16 seats it was defending.

By BriefTea Editorial · 8 May 2026 at 12:37

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