Andy Burnham wins Makerfield with a 20% lead over Reform UK. But this result wasn't just about Burnham. It was shored up by thousands of Green and Lib Dem voters who crossed party lines to keep the far-right out, delivering the Labour candidate an outright majority.🧵

Our poll shows 73% of Makerfield voters have heard about Kenyon's vile comments on women and @carolvorders.bsky.social, thanks in part to the efforts of our activists supporting @hopenothate.org.uk's ground campaign. The verdict? 45% less likely to vote for him. Net effect on his campaign: -8% 📉

Help us to deploy the power of tactical voting this Thursday. We're working to mobilise every progressive vote possible to beat the far-right. If you want to prevent a Reform UK victory in Makerfield, please chip in to our campaign fundraiser 👇 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Progressives are backing Burnham to beat Reform. Our new poll shows 58% of Green voters and 70% of Lib Dem voters in Makerfield will vote for the Labour candidate to keep the far-right out. This tracks with our tactical voting advice on StopReformUK.vote 🔗 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🚨 It’s too close to call in Makerfield! Help us to mobilise the progressive vote in these final few days. Result from @opiniumresearch.bsky.social's survey of local voters: 🌹 Burnham (Labour): 46% ➡️ Kenyon (Reform UK): 41% The rest: trailing well behind. 5pt gap. Margin of error: ~5pts. It's tight.

Two weeks till the Makerfield by-election! Like Gorton & Denton, this is a key opportunity for tactical voting. It worked to stop Reform before, and it can again. The evidence shows Andy Burnham is best placed to beat them, so we’re urging voters to back Labour on 18 June. Let's stop Reform.

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 28th May 2026 🟠 Fairwood = LIB DEM #Swansea

The tactical vote to stop Reform in Makerfield on 18th June is: 🔴 Labour - Andy Burnham

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 21st May 2026 💜 Bridport = ANY 🔴 Kirkham = LABOUR 🟢 Castle = GREEN 🟠 Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick = LIB DEM #Dorset #Fylde #Lancaster #MavernHills

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Do not miss your chance to vote! We might not have all tactical voting advice ready before the polls close so please don't risk your chance to vote by waiting for us. The most important thing is that you vote.

We've got LOADS more advice up this morning, please check before you vote! StopReformUK.vote

How to vote to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote

We're still rolling out the recommendations throughout the day, working as fast as we can to get the tactical voting advice needed to stop Reform into the right hands! stopreformuk.vote

We've started to roll out our tactical voting advice for the UK elections in May: stopreformuk.vote We're working as fast as we can to give advice in every single election. That's over 3000 elections! It includes Council, Mayor, Senedd and Scottish Parliament.

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 16th Apr 2026 🟢 Narborough & Whetstone = GREEN 🔴 Cramlington South West = LABOUR #Leicestershire #Northumberland

Some people are quoting this and calling us "frauds" or insinuating that one incorrect recommendation means none of our recommendations can be trusted - or even that tactical voting does not work. We are legitimate. We are accurate. Tactical voting works. All 3 of these statements are proven (1/3)

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-election 9th Apr 2026 🔴 Cliftonville = LABOUR #Kent

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 2nd Apr 2026 🔴 Tottington = LABOUR 🟠 Wigmore = LIB DEM 🟠 Fremington = LIB DEM 🟢 Hareholme & Waterfoot = GREEN #Bury #Luton #Devon #Rossendale

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 26th Mar 2026 🟢 Axholme Central = GREEN 🔴 Brumby = LABOUR 🟠 Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount = LIB DEM 🟠 Stanford = LIB DEM #Lincolnshire #Sevenoaks #Oxfordshire

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections Tuesday 17th Mar 2026 🟠 Milford Hakin = LIB DEM #Pembrokeshire

Read about how tactical voting changed the game in Gorton & Denton on our blog: forwarddemocracy.com/blog/victory...

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 12th Mar 2026 🟠 The Beeches = LIB DEM 💜 Aigburth = ANY ⚪ Sleaford Westholme = LILF 💜 Abingdon Abbey Northcourt = ANY 🟠 Penrith South = LIB DEM #Cotswold #Liverpool #Kesteven #Oxfordshire #Cumbria

The impact Forward Democracy's tactical voting advice via StopReformUK.vote had on the Gorton and Denton by-election in numbers

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 5th Mar 2026 ⚪ Coggeshall = IND 🔴 Murton = LABOUR 🟠 Hextable = LIB DEM 🟢 Thrupp = GREEN 🟢 Spital = GREEN #Braintree #Durham #Sevenoaks #Stroud #Tamworth

⚠️Warning: there is no tactical voting site called "Tactical Choice" ⚠️ If you choose to vote tactically it's important to seek independent, impartial advice. And always check the source online, as printed leaflets could be out of date, or even intentionally misleading. #GortonAndDenton

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 26th Feb 2026 🟠 Shirley = LIB DEM #Southampton

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-... Parliamentary by-election 26th Feb 2026 🟢 Gorton & Denton = GREEN #Manchester #ByElection

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections 19th Feb 2026 🟢 Van = PLAID 💜 Stoneygate = ANY 🟠 Zetland = LIB DEM #Caerphilly #Leicester #Redcar

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Local by-elections Tue 10th Feb 2026 🟣 Fishguard = ANY (Race is between LD & PC. Ref & Con no threat here) Local by-elections Thu 12th Feb 2026 🔴 Worth Valley = LABOUR 🟢 Fletton & Woodston = GREEN #Bradford #Peterborough

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: Local by-elections 5th Feb 2026 stopreformuk.vote 🟢 Ynys Gybi = PLAID CYMRU 🔴 Clevedon South = LABOUR #ANGLESEY #SOMERSET

We will be providing tactical voting advice for the Gorton and Denton by-election. With an accuracy of 99.67% in the 2024 GE (stopreformuk.vote/results) we know people will trust us over biased party claims and questionable bar charts to help them Stop Reform.

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: Local by-elections 29th Jan 2026 stopreformuk.vote 🟠 Bearsden South = LIB DEM* *Note: you don't need to make the Lib Dems your first choice, they just need to be included somewhere in your ranking! #DUNBARTONSHIRE

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: Local by-elections 22nd Jan 2026 stopreformuk.vote 🔴 Willaston & Thornton = LABOUR 🟠 The Rissingtons = LIB DEM 🟡 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie = SNP ⚪ Leeswood = FPV (IND) 🟢 Central Wymondham = GREEN #Cheshire #Cotswold #Fife #Flintshire #Norfolk

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: Local by-elections Tuesday 20th January 2026 stopreformuk.vote 🔴 Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar = LABOUR 🟢 Horsley = GREEN #Derbyshire #AmberValley

Well done Caerphilly

Support was provided by StopReformUK.Vote, a site by @mvtfwd.bsky.social, powered by @forwarddemocracy.bsky.social

Proud of the support the Forward Democracy team has given the voters of Caerphilly. Their tactical voting was historic. Well Plaid! The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️

The numbers again in a nice shiny image

When left to their own devices, people often check previous results to figure out the tactical vote for themselves. This couldn't have happened here! It was the independent advice from StopReformUK.vote, backed by a Survation poll, that empowered Caerphilly to vote tactically and keep out Reform.

It's widely agreed that there was tactical voting. But when multiple parties claim to be the tactical vote, how do people know which way to go? StopReformUK.vote/senedd/caerphilly is how. Look at previous results and then today's. There was no way people could have united without independent advice!

Caerphilly By-Election in numbers 15/10/25 @mvtfwd.bsky.social advised the tactical vote: Plaid Cymru 27k - People in Caerphilly reached by our ads 7k - People in Wales we emailed 10k - Plaid leaflets featuring our advice 3848 - Votes Plaid beat Reform by 1 - Tactical voting sites providing advice

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At the general election, we had over 1.5m requests for tactical voting advice on stopthetories.vote This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏

This evening, our friends at the @appgfairelections.bsky.social launch their report. It sets out the crisis of trust in politics and reviews the impact of 3 threats to our democracy: 🗳️ First Past the Post 💷 Dark money 📰 Disinformation Thread: