Restore Britain
UK political party launched by Rupert Lowe in February 2026; contested Great Yarmouth only.
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UK Local Elections 2026Entered YouGov Westminster tracker at 4% on 4-5 May and fielded 13 candidates as Independents in one Norfolk council area
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UK Local Elections 2026- What is Restore Britain?
- Restore Britain is a UK political party founded by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe in February 2026. It plans to contest only Great Yarmouth in the 2026 local elections as a proof-of-concept before a broader 2028 challenge.Source: Lowdown reporting
- Why did Rupert Lowe leave Reform UK?
- Lowe was expelled from Reform UK following a disciplinary dispute with Nigel Farage. He launched Restore Britain in February 2026 as an alternative populist-right vehicle.Source: Lowdown reporting
- How many candidates is Restore Britain standing in 2026?
- Restore Britain is standing candidates only in the Great Yarmouth area in 2026, treating it as a proof-of-concept. It aims for a national contest in 2028.Source: Lowdown reporting
- What is Restore Britain and how did it do in the 2026 local elections?
- Restore Britain is a UK political party founded by Rupert Lowe in February 2026. Its affiliate Great Yarmouth First won 9 seats on Norfolk County Council on 7 May 2026 in a hung result where Reform UK fell three seats short of a majority.Source: Lowdown
- Who is Rupert Lowe and why did he leave Reform UK?
- Rupert Lowe was a Reform UK MP who was expelled following a disciplinary dispute with Nigel Farage. He launched Restore Britain in February 2026 as a populist-right alternative, accusing Farage's leadership of being authoritarian.
- Is Restore Britain polling at national level in 2026?
- Restore Britain entered the YouGov Westminster voting intention tracker at 4% on 4-5 May 2026, its first appearance in mainstream national polling. There has been no significant further movement since the May elections.Source: Lowdown
Background
Restore Britain is a UK political party launched by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe on 13 February 2026, following his expulsion from Reform UK after a disciplinary dispute with Nigel Farage. The party announced in April 2026 it would contest only the Great Yarmouth area at the May 2026 local elections, a deliberate proof-of-concept strategy focused on a single geographic cluster rather than a national slate.
By early May 2026, Restore Britain entered the YouGov Westminster voting intention tracker at 4%, its first appearance in mainstream national polling. Its affiliate local group, Great Yarmouth First, had registered on 4 March 2026 and fielded 13 candidates as independents in Norfolk, with public social media posts pledging to switch to the Restore Britain whip if elected. On 7 May, Great Yarmouth First took 9 seats on Norfolk County Council. Seven Kent councillors had defected to Restore Britain on launch, and Restore Britain has since become Kent's third-largest group through Reform defections.
Restore Britain occupies an unusual niche: a micro-party with the profile of a named national politician but the organisational footprint of a local campaign. There has been no significant new electoral or organisational movement post-7 May. Its 2026 local results in Great Yarmouth are its first evidence base for a projected 2028 national challenge.