LONDON — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.

Farage’s Reform seizes control of first councils after dramatic by-election win - Farage overturns Labour majority of nearly 15,000 votes in Runcorn and Helsby, as the Tories suffer in the mayoral and

Nigel Farage has now issued a seven-word warning to Brits, giving voters a snapshot into what Reform will do with its new power.