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News,28 Oct 2025,5 mins

Why town with low immigration turned to Reform UK

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In May, Reform UK won in one Buxton county council ward and came a close second to the Conservatives in the other. It is 250 miles from here to Dover, where the small boats arrive, and there are no hotels in Buxton housing asylum seekers. Our social affairs correspondent, Michael Buchanan, reports on how national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District. (Image: Getty)

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