Reform sets its sights on town hall revolution

NIGEL Farage has set Reform UK's sights on a town hall revolution by storming local government in next year's council elections.

- David Williamson

He said the aim is to win "hundreds of seats" in election battles "all over England".

The veteran Brexiteer made history this month when he led a group of five Reform MPs into Westminster, as the party won over four million votes - more than the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and the SNP.

Winning council seats would help the fledgling party put down roots in local communities ahead of the next general election. Mr Farage said the opportunity in next year's council vote is "far bigger" than anything that lay before Ukip in its heyday.

He told the Sunday Express: "In 2013, Ukip fought a huge number of seats in the English county council elections.

"Most of our candidates were purely paper ones but we managed to win 147. It catapulted Ukip to major party status and changed my life for ever.