Ashington Hirst
Northumberland County Council electoral division covering the Hirst area of Ashington.
Labour gained the Hirst division of Northumberland County Council from Reform UK on 1 October 2026 with 50.1%, more than Reform UK and Restore Britain polled between them.
Last refreshed: 7 October 2026
Timeline for Ashington Hirst
Labour takes Hirst and Amble from Reform
UK Local Elections 2026Background
Hirst is an electoral division of Northumberland County Council covering the Hirst area of Ashington, the former mining town in the south-east of the county.
Labour won it from Reform UK at a by-election on 1 October 2026, polling 50.1% against Reform's 30.0% and Restore Britain's 10.3%. The contest was one of two Northumberland divisions Reform lost that day, alongside Amble, and among the first council by-elections of the autumn with Restore Britain on the ballot.
Labour's share exceeded the combined Reform and Restore vote by almost ten points, so the division gives no support to the idea that a split on the right handed Labour the seat. In Amble the arithmetic pointed the other way.