This year’s Reform UK Party Conference in Birmingham marked a watershed moment in the Party’s evolution, signalling a major advance in both its organisational maturity and strategic ambition. Acting as the official starting gun for their election campaigns at the 2026 local elections, the devolved Welsh and Scottish elections, and the long lead into the next General Election, the Conference solidified Reform UK’s transformation from an insurgent outsider to a formidable political contender poised to exploit perceived vulnerabilities within the Labour Government and further expand its lead over the Conservative Party.
With the Party consistently polling around 31% in public opinion polls and holding a commanding lead of between 8 and 15 points over Labour, Reform UK is capitalising on a fractured electoral landscape and widespread public dissatisfaction with the current Labour administration. Throughout the two days, the Party leadership, led by Nigel Farage MP, conveyed a palpable sense that despite an official electoral timeline still four years away, the next General Election is effectively theirs to lose, a sentiment deeply felt by conference attendees and Party members alike. This feeling was only heightened given the proceedings in Birmingham were matched by a Government reshuffle in Westminster that Farage painted as another example of Labour led chaos.