Key Question
Why did Labour lose the Southey ward to Reform UK?
Timeline for Jayne Dunn
#17 27 Aug
Stood for Labour and lost the seat
UK Local Elections 2026: Reform gains Southey on 15.6% turnoutBackground
Jayne Dunn is recorded as a Labour candidate who contested the Southey ward by-election for Sheffield City Council on 27 August. She received 836 votes, while the winning Reform UK candidate received 1,133.
Her profile is defined by that local-election candidacy. The result placed Labour second in a ward it had held for decades, with turnout at 15.63%.
Common Questions
Who lost the Southey by-election to Reform UK?
Labour's Jayne Dunn, taking 37.3% of the vote.Source: Sheffield City Council
What vote share did Jayne Dunn get in Southey?
Which council does the Southey ward sit on?
Sheffield City Council.Source: Sheffield City Council
How the World Sees Them
Rhun ap Iorwerth / Welsh Government (Plaid Cymru)
the outcomes it delivers
Michael Marra / Scottish Labour
Scots know what we are against. They can't tell you what we are for.
Andy Burnham / Labour Party
contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system so that everyone's vote counts and everyone's voice is heard
Reform UK
fully cooperate with the investigation
Steff Aquarone / Liberal Democrats (North Norfolk)
made to waste £600,000
Stephen Atkinson / Lancashire County Council (Reform UK)
the opportunity to challenge the July decision
Jim McMahon / Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
following updated legal advice
Democratic Unionist Party
goaded
Rupert Lowe / Restore Britain
Reform-sponsored media circus
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