Reform UK candidate · stood 2025
Sarah Joanne Pochin.
Stood for Reform UK in Runcorn and Helsby at the 2025-05-01 Runcorn and Helsby By-election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Won 1st of 15 with 12,645 votes (38.7%).
The result in full · 2025-05-01 Runcorn and Helsby By-election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Joanne Pochin✓ elected | Ref | 12,645 | 38.7% |
| Karen Louise Shore | Lab | 12,639 | 38.7% |
| Sean Houlston | Con | 2,341 | 7.2% |
| Chris Copeman | Green | 2,314 | 7.1% |
| Paul Duffy | LD | 942 | 2.9% |
| Dan Clarke | — | 454 | 1.4% |
| Michael Williams | Ind | 363 | 1.1% |
| Alan Mckie | Ind | 269 | 0.8% |
| Peter Ford | WPB | 164 | 0.5% |
| John Stevens | — | 129 | 0.4% |
| Howling Laud Hope | — | 128 | 0.4% |
| Catherine Anne Blaiklock | — | 95 | 0.3% |
| Paul Andrew Murphy | — | 68 | 0.2% |
| Jason Philip Hughes | — | 54 | 0.2% |
| Graham Harry Moore | — | 50 | 0.1% |
Majority 6 · 32,655 votes cast.
The seat now
Runcorn and Helsby is represented by Sarah Joanne Pochin (Ref), who won this contest.
See their full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Runcorn and Helsby →
Reform UK in 2025
Sarah Joanne Pochin was one of 1 Reform UK candidates at the 2025-05-01 Runcorn and Helsby By-election — 1 won their seats, 0 did not. See the Reform UK →