The full list of 98 seats where Reform UK placed second after scooping the third-largest vote share

However, Reform UK gained just five seatsseats, due to the first-past-the-post system. The vote share meant the party came second place in 98 constituencies.

The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, won 71 constituencies, despite getting just 12 per cent of the overall vote.

The Green Party won four seats with a 6.8 per cent vote.

Pollster Professor Matthew Goodwin predicted Reform UK could potentially win seats in by-elections in 2028/29, after the Conservative vote plummeted in the “most pro-Brexit" parts of the country.

He told GB News: “Reform, overall, the vote’s gone up 13 per cent but what's happened is the Conservatives have basically collapsed in the most pro-Brexit parts of the country.

“If you look at the less Brexity seats, the Conservative vote ’s gone down 12 points but, get this, it has gone down by nearly 30 points in the most pro-Brexit seats.”

He said of Reform UK: “What they've basically done is they've caused all this damage to the Conservatives while also finishing second in a large swathe of Labour seats.

“So what does that mean for the 2024/29 parliament? It means it's there’s by-elections, Farage is probably going to end up winning quite a few of those. Local elections? Well, if he's organised, he's going to end up doing quite well in those too.”

In their first General Election, the party placed second in 98 constituencies. GB News has compiled the full list of places where Reform UK came second.

While it was a close contest in some constituencies, other Reform UK candidates got tens of thousands fewer votes than the winner.

Aberafan

1. Labour: 17,838 votes. 49.9% share
2. Reform UK: 7,484 votes. 20.9% share

Alyn and Deeside

1. Labour: 18,395 votes. 42.4% share
2. Reform UK: 9,601 votes. 22.1% share

Amber Valley

1. Labour: 15,746 votes. 37.0% share
2. Reform UK: 12,192 votes. 28.7% share

Ashton-under-Lyne

1. Labour: 15,575 votes. 43.9% share
2. Reform UK: 8,784 votes. 24.8% share

Barking

1. Labour: 16,227 votes. 44.5% share
2. Reform UK: 5,173 votes. 14.2% share

Barnsley North

1. Labour: 18,610 votes. 50.4% share
2. Reform UK: 10,799 votes. 29.3% share

Barnsley South

1. Labour: 16,399 votes. 46.7% share
2. Reform UK: 11,651 votes. 33.2% share

Birmingham Erdington

1. Labour: 14,774 votes. 43.7% share
2. Reform UK: 7,755 votes. 22.9% share

Blackley and Middleton South

1. Labour: 16,864 votes. 53.8% share
2. Reform UK: 6,614 votes. 21.1% share

Blackpool South

1. Labour: 16,916 votes. 48.1% share
2. Reform UK: 10,068 votes. 28.6% share

Blaydon and Consett

1. Labour: 21,160 votes. 50.1% share
2. Reform UK: 10,007 votes. 23.7% share

Blyth and Ashington

1. Labour: 20,030 votes. 49.6% share
2. Reform UK: 10,857 votes. 26.9% share

Bolton South and Walkden

1. Labour: 15,093 votes. 40.9% share
2. Reform UK: 8,350 votes. 22.6% share

Bootle

1. Labour: 26,729 votes. 68.7% share
2. Reform UK: 4,746 votes. 12.2% share

Bradford South

1. Labour: 11,833 votes. 35.8% share
2. Reform UK: 7,441 votes. 22.5% share

Brentwood and Ongar

1. Conservative: 17,731 votes. 36.7% share
2. Reform UK: 11,751 votes. 24.3% share

Bridgend

1. Labour: 16,516 votes. 39.9% share
2. Reform UK: 7,921 votes. 19.1% share

Castle Point

1. Conservative: 15,485 votes. 38.1% share
2. Reform UK: 12,234 votes. 30.1% share

City of Durham

1. Labour: 19,131 votes. 47.1% share
2. Reform UK: 7,374 votes. 18.2% share

Coventry East

1. Labour: 18,308 votes. 49.5% share
2. Reform UK: 6,685 votes. 18.1% share

Cramlington and Killingworth

1. Labour: 22,274 votes. 49.1% share
2. Reform UK: 9,454 votes. 20.8% share

Dagenham and Rainham

1. Labour: 16,571 votes. 42.6% share
2. Reform UK: 9,398 votes. 24.2% share

Derby South

1. Labour: 14,503 votes. 38.8% share
2. Reform UK: 8,501 votes. 22.7% share

Dover and Deal

1. Labour: 18,940 votes. 39.6% share
2. Reform UK: 11,355 votes. 23.8% share

Easington

1. Labour: 16,774 votes. 48.9% share
2. Reform UK: 10,232 votes. 29.8% share

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

1. Labour: 24,186 votes. 57.6% share
2. Reform UK: 7,278 votes 17.3% share

Erith and Thamesmead

1. Labour: 22,246 votes. 55.1% share
2. Reform UK: 5,944 votes. 14.7% share

Gateshead Central and Whickham

1. Labour: 18,245 votes. 45.4% share
2. Reform UK: 8,601 votes. 21.4% share

Gorton and Denton

1. Labour: 18,555 votes. 50.8% share
2. Reform UK: 5,142 votes. 14.1% share

Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

1. Labour: 15,336 votes. 41.9% share
2. Reform UK: 10,533 votes. 28.8% share

Hartlepool

1. Labour: 16,414 votes. 46.2% share
2. Reform UK: 8,716 votes. 24.5% share

Heywood and Middleton North

1. Labour: 15,069 votes. 40.6% share
2. Reform UK: 8,987 votes. 24.2% share

Hornchurch and Upminster

1. Conservative: 15,260 votes. 32.5% share
2. Reform UK: 13,317 votes. 28.4% share

Houghton and Sunderland South

1. Labour: 18,837 votes. 47.1% share
2. Reform UK: 11,668 votes. 29.1% share

Hull East

1. Labour: 13,047 votes. 43.8% share
2. Reform UK: 9,127 votes. 30.6% share

Hull North & Cottingham

1. Labour: 18,480 votes. 48.3% share
2. Reform UK: 7,801 votes. 20.4% share

Hull West & Haltemprice

1. Labour: 17,875 votes. 46.8% share
2. Reform UK: 8,896 votes. 23.3% share

Isle of Wight East

1. Conservative: 10,427 votes. 30.6% share
2. Reform UK: 7,104 votes. 20.8% share

Jarrow and Gateshead East

1. Labour: 18,856 votes. 51.3% share
2. Reform UK: 9,892 votes. 26.9% share

Knowsley

1. Labour: 24,243 votes. 67.3% share
2. Reform UK: 5,924 votes. 16.4% share

Leeds East

1. Labour: 18,610 votes. 47.2% share
2. Reform UK: 7,345 votes. 18.6% share

Leigh and Atherton

1. Labour: 19,971 votes. 48.5% share
2. Reform UK: 11,090 votes. 26.9% share

Liverpool Garston

1. Labour: 24,510 votes. 58.4% share
2. Reform UK: 4,406 votes. 10.5% share

Liverpool Walton

1. Labour: 26,032 votes. 70.6% share
2. Reform UK: 5,787 votes. 15.7% share

Liverpool West Derby

1. Labour: 25,302 votes. 66.6% share
2. Reform UK: 4,879 votes. 12.8% share

Llanelli

1. Labour: 12,751 votes. 31.3% share
2. Reform UK: 11,247 votes. 27.6% share

Louth and Horncastle

1. Conservative: 17,441 votes. 37.5% share
2. Reform UK: 11,935 votes. 25.7% share

Makerfield

1. Labour: 18,202 votes. 45.2% share
2. Reform UK: 12,803 votes. 31.8% share

Maldon

1. Conservative: 19,374 votes. 38.9% share
2. Reform UK: 12,468 votes. 25.0% share

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

1. Labour: 15,791 votes. 44.8% share
2. Reform UK: 8,344 votes. 23.7% share

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

1. Labour: 16,238 votes. 47.2% share
2. Reform UK: 7,046 votes. 20.5% share

Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr

1. Labour: 12,709 votes. 29.4% share
2. Reform UK: 8,894 votes. 20.6% share

Neath and Swansea East

1. Labour: 16,797 votes. 41.8% share
2. Reform UK: 10,170 votes. 25.3% share

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

1. Labour: 18,875 votes. 45.6% share
2. Reform UK: 7,815 votes. 18.9% share

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

1. Labour: 21,200 votes. 50.1% share
2. Reform UK: 8,383 votes. 19.8% share

Newport East

1. Labour: 16,370 votes. 42.5% share
2. Reform UK: 7,361 votes. 19.1% share

Newport West and Islwyn

1. Labour: 17,409 votes. 41.5% share
2. Reform UK: 8,541 votes. 20.4% share

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

1. Labour: 18,394 votes. 46.2% share
2. Reform UK: 9,555 votes. 24.0% share

Normanton and Hemsworth

1. Labour: 17,275 votes. 47.5% share
2. Reform UK: 10,613 votes. 29.2% share

North Durham

1. Labour: 16,562 votes. 39.8% share
2. Reform UK: 10,689 votes. 25.7% share

North East Cambridgeshire

1. Conservative: 16,246 votes. 41.5% share
2. Reform UK: 9,057 votes. 23.1% share

Nottingham North and Kimberley

1. Labour: 16,480 votes. 47.1% share
2. Reform UK: 7,053 votes. 20.1% share

Oldham East and Saddleworth

1. Labour: 14,091 votes. 35.2% share
2. Reform UK: 7,734 votes. 19.3% share

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Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

1. Labour: 20,795 votes. 49.4% share
2. Reform UK: 7,467 votes. 17.7% share

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

1. Labour: 17,089 votes. 47.5% share
2. Reform UK: 10,459 votes. 29.1% share

Pontypridd

1. Labour: 16,225 votes. 41.2% share
2. Reform UK: 7,823 votes. 19.9% share

Portsmouth South

1. Labour: 18,857 votes. 48.4% share
2. Reform UK: 5,702 votes. 14.6% share

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

1. Labour: 16,612 votes. 49.0% share
2. Reform UK: 9,704 votes. 28.6% share

Rayleigh and Wickford

1. Conservative: 17,756 votes. 37.0% share
2. Reform UK: 12,135 votes. 25.3% share

Rhondda and Ogmore

1. Labour: 17,118 votes. 47.8% share
2. Reform UK: 9,328 votes. 26.1% share

Rotherham

1. Labour: 16,671 votes. 45.1% share
2. Reform UK: 11,181 votes. 30.3% share

Runcorn and Helsby

1. Labour: 22,358 votes. 52.9% share
2. Reform UK: 7,662 votes. 18.1% share

Salford

1. Labour: 21,132 votes. 53.2% share
2. Reform UK: 6,031 votes. 15.2% share

Smethwick

1. Labour: 16,858 votes. 48.0% share
2. Reform UK: 5,670 votes. 16.1% share

South Holland and the Deepings

1. Conservative: 17,462 votes. 38.0% share
2. Reform UK: 10,606 votes. 23.1% share

South Shields

1. Labour: 15,122 votes. 41.1% share
2. Reform UK: 8,469 votes. 23.0% share

Spen Valley

1. Labour: 16,076 votes. 39.2% share
2. Reform UK: 9,888 votes. 24.1% share

St Helens North

1. Labour: 21,284 votes. 52.6% share
2. Reform UK: 9,115 votes. 22.5% share

St Helens South and Whiston

1. Labour: 18,919 votes. 49.7% share
2. Reform UK: 6,974 votes. 18.3% share

Stalybridge and Hyde

1. Labour: 16,320 votes. 43.8% share
2. Reform UK: 7,781 votes. 20.9% share

Stockport

1. Labour: 21,787 votes. 49.9% share
2. Reform UK: 6,517 votes. 14.9% share

Stockton North

1. Labour: 17,128 votes. 45.8% share
2. Reform UK: 9,189 votes. 24.6% share

Stoke-on-Trent Central

1. Labour: 14,950 votes. 42.4% share
2. Reform UK: 8,541 votes. 24.2% share

Sunderland Central

1. Labour: 16,852 votes. 42.2% share
2. Reform UK: 10,779 votes. 27.0% share

Swansea West

1. Labour: 14,761 votes. 41.4% share
2. Reform UK: 6,246 votes. 17.5% share

Telford

1. Labour: 18,212 votes. 44.7% share
2. Reform UK: 10,110 votes. 24.8% share

Thurrock

1. Labour: 16,050 votes. 42.7% share
2. Reform UK: 9,576 votes. 25.5% share

Torfaen

1. Labour: 15,176 votes. 42.5% share
2. Reform UK: 7,854 votes. 22.0% share

Wakefield and Rothwell

1. Labour: 17,773 votes. 43.7% share
2. Reform UK: 8,427 votes. 20.7% share

Wallasey

1. Labour: 24,674 votes. 57.7% share
2. Reform UK: 6,678 votes. 15.6% share

Warrington North

1. Labour: 18,730 votes. 46.8% share
2. Reform UK: 9,540 votes. 23.8% share

Washington and Gateshead South

1. Labour: 17,682 votes. 47.8% share
2. Reform UK: 10,769 votes. 29.1% share

Whitehaven and Workington

1. Labour: 22,173 votes. 53.0% share
2. Reform UK: 8,887 votes. 21.2% share

Widnes and Halewood

1. Labour: 23,484 votes. 61.6% share
2. Reform UK: 7,059 votes. 18.5% share

Wigan

1. Labour: 19,401 votes. 47.4% share
2. Reform UK: 9,852 votes. 24.1% share

Wolverhampton South East

1. Labour: 16,800 votes. 50.3% share
2. Reform UK: 7,612 votes. 22.8% share

Worsley and Eccles

1. Labour: 20,277 votes. 47.7% share
2. Reform UK: 9,186 votes. 21.6% share

Wythenshawe and Sale East

1. Labour: 20,596 votes. 52.6% share
2. Reform UK: 5,986 votes. 15.3% share