# Andy Burnham dealt embarrassing by-election blow – but Nigel Farage can’t cash in on Labour collapse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/andy-burnham-dealt-embarrassing-by-election-blow-but-nigel-farage-cant-cash-in-on-labour-collapse/
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:14:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T17:36:05+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/andy-burnham-labour-nigel-farage-reform-uk-local-elections
- Topics: Elections, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Liberal Democrats retain Penn Hill.
- Labour finishes fourth with 135 votes.
- Reform places third in its first contest there.

## Summary

The Liberal Democrats held the Penn Hill seat on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, while Labour fell to fourth place with only 4.6 per cent of the vote. Reform UK, contesting the ward for the first time, also failed to benefit from Labour’s poor result, finishing third.

The by-election followed the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Jo Clements for personal reasons. Amanda Jellicoe won 1,278 votes, ahead of Conservative Ashley Fraser on 764; Reform candidate Xena Dion received 521, and Labour’s Ralph Lynch 135. Turnout was 2,931, and the result left the Liberal Democrats with a majority of 514.

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