Reform win Trowbridge by-election

[Michael Morris]

Here are the Trowbridge by-election results:

BOWEN-THOMSON, Labour: 615
COGGER, Liberal Democrats: 681
FALCON, Plaid Cymru: 223
LENNOX, Propel: 63
ROBERTS, Conservative: 90
RYAN, Green Party: 67
TOPHAM, Reform UK: 1142 ELECTED pic.twitter.com/BTLYFpO3tm

— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) September 18, 2025

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Here are the Trowbridge by-election results:

BOWEN-THOMSON, Labour: 615
COGGER, Liberal Democrats: 681
FALCON, Plaid Cymru: 223
LENNOX, Propel: 63
ROBERTS, Conservative: 90
RYAN, Green Party: 67
TOPHAM, Reform UK: 1142 ELECTED pic.twitter.com/BTLYFpO3tm

— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) September 18, 2025

Kin hell

Walking into the twilight zone

Turn off the lights

[goats]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Kin hell

Walking into the twilight zone

Turn off the lights

Been like that in Wales for years anyway….i actually know the Labour guy from back in the day, he only got into that a few weeks ago, I would hardly call him political a good bmx’er back in the day though

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Been like that in Wales for years anywayÂ….i actually know the Labour guy from back in the day, he only got into that a few weeks ago, I would hardly call him political a good bmxÂ’er back in the day though

I am losing sympathy with the other parties who should join up to defeat reform instead of arguing like kids


Hopeless bunch

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Here are the Trowbridge by-election results:

BOWEN-THOMSON, Labour: 615
COGGER, Liberal Democrats: 681
FALCON, Plaid Cymru: 223
LENNOX, Propel: 63
ROBERTS, Conservative: 90
RYAN, Green Party: 67
TOPHAM, Reform UK: 1142 ELECTED pic.twitter.com/BTLYFpO3tm

— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) September 18, 2025

Good lad, but they'll need a few that know actually what to do, rather than say they are going to do everything and do feck all like Liebour.

[Heathblue]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

If the two usual parties just simply just worked for their constituents and not for themselves, the WEF or big Pharma, there would be no need for the grift that is known as reform. It's not that difficult to understand. PS there are some tasty lads from Trowbridge, Sludge and his posh Cowbridge crew, would have never gone in the Newbridge and that was a soft pub in Trowbridge. The Hendre however 😁

[Dorcus]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

If the two usual parties just simply just worked for their constituents and not for themselves, the WEF or big Pharma, there would be no need for the grift that is known as reform. It's not that difficult to understand. PS there are some tasty lads from Trowbridge, Sludge and his posh Cowbridge crew, would have never gone in the Newbridge and that was a soft pub in Trowbridge. The Hendre however 😁

Trowbridge to Cowbridge; from rags to riches. Sounds a bit like a Jeffrey Archer novel.

[William Treseder]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Kin hell

Walking into the twilight zone

Turn off the lights

I’d say it’s successive useless, self serving Labour and Tory governments that are walking into the twilight zone.

[az city]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Here are the Trowbridge by-election results:

BOWEN-THOMSON, Labour: 615
COGGER, Liberal Democrats: 681
FALCON, Plaid Cymru: 223
LENNOX, Propel: 63
ROBERTS, Conservative: 90
RYAN, Green Party: 67
TOPHAM, Reform UK: 1142 ELECTED pic.twitter.com/BTLYFpO3tm

— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) September 18, 2025

Less than 10% of the electorate voted for Reform. That's a joke outcome.

[William Treseder]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

Less than 10% of the electorate voted for Reform. That's a joke outcome.

How did you reach the 10% figure?

[JamesWales]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

He's probably right. Local elections have relatively low turnouts, by-elections even more so. It's a large ward so the electorate will be around 11-12000

But that's the case for lots of local elections, many of which are won with way less than 40% of the vote.

It's a very comprehensive win for Reform and a worse result for Labour than they would have expected after winning Llanrumney (which isn't that different) a few weeks back.

A pattern is emerging with local byelections across the country:

Labour are losing working class seats to Reform, and they are losing posher seats to the Greens and Lib Dems.

They aren't winning anywhere and nor are the Tories much. Nationally both are dicking about on 20% or lower.

These are unprecedented times

[William Treseder]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

He's probably right. Local elections have relatively low turnouts, by-elections even more so. It's a large ward so the electorate will be around 11-12000

But that's the case for lots of local elections, many of which are won with way less than 40% of the vote.

It's a very comprehensive win for Reform and a worse result for Labour than they would have expected after winning Llanrumney (which isn't that different) a few weeks back.

A pattern is emerging with local byelections across the country:

Labour are losing working class seats to Reform, and they are losing posher seats to the Greens and Lib Dems.

They aren't winning anywhere and nor are the Tories much. Nationally both are dicking about on 20% or lower.

These are unprecedented times

I’d have thought it would be nearer the 20% mark, given the 18 or over population.

[JamesWales]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

I’d have thought it would be nearer the 20% mark, given the 18 or over population.

You only have to be 12 to vote in Wales now remember.

Nah, it's probably about right, but their mandate here will still be bigger than many in local byelections.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

If the two usual parties just simply just worked for their constituents and not for themselves, the WEF or big Pharma, there would be no need for the grift that is known as reform. It's not that difficult to understand. PS there are some tasty lads from Trowbridge, Sludge and his posh Cowbridge crew, would have never gone in the Newbridge and that was a soft pub in Trowbridge. The Hendre however 😁

I went in the hendre loads of times after fishing on the lake or the reens

Its got nothing on docks and Grangetown

[goats]

Re: Reform win Trowbridge by-election

I went in the hendre loads of times after fishing on the lake or the reens

Its got nothing on docks and Grangetown

Back in the day you mean, not anymore…..