Reform UK win Sheffield City Council by-election

The Star, Sheffield

Sheffield City Council returning officer Kate Josephs announcing the result of the Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward by-election held on June 26, 2025 and winner John Booker of Reform UK making his acceptance speech.

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00:00is as follows. Adam James Allcroft, Yorkshire Party, 58. John Charles Booker, known as John

00:08Booker, Reform UK, 1789. Andrew Alan Davies, known as Andy Davies, Green Party, 294. Matthew

00:21Philip Dixon, known as Matt Dixon, Conservative Party candidate, 332. Josiah Thomas-Lenton,

00:31Labour Party, 1,324. Stuart Andrew Shepard, the North Democrats, 1,597. Claire Suzanne Rafe,

00:46Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 43. The number of rejected ballot papers was

00:52seven. The total votes cast was 5,444, which was a 36.83% turnout. And I do hear Matt

01:01there, but John Charles Booker has been and he's been elected.

01:06Hooray! That's a shot!

01:08Oh, thank you very much. This is a picture for everyone else. It's been a wonderful effort.

01:17I thank everyone who's been in the team. We've won one game and have galvanised what we competed

01:23away, do the parts, but only the massive. We have hit the ground running, the rest of

01:28the city in the ground. We now are an alternative voice in September City Council. We've convinced

01:34this gremlin who will help people. I want to thank you all for what we've done.

01:40Hold on, John. Hold on, John. Hold on, John.

01:43Thank you, John.

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