Oxfordshire’s first ever Reform UK councillor backs Nigel Farage as next PM
Oxfordshire's first Reform UK councillor says the party must "walk the walk, as well as talk the talk"
Last updated 3rd May 2025
The first ever elected Reform UK councillor in Oxfordshire tells us he believes Nigel Farage can become the UK’s next Prime Minister after yesterday’s election results across the country.
Results from local elections across the country show Reform has made huge gains in previously held Conservative and Labour councils.
The party has taken charge of 10 councils and has secured 677 seats, which is much more than any other party in yesterday’s election.
In Oxfordshire, Reform received less than 1% of votes in 2021 and this year they had 17.8% but only managed to gain the one seat.
Hao Du is the newly elected Reform councillor for Didcot South, he said: “It's a great honour, but I’m exhausted as it's been a long campaign, but very happy to have got over the line and I'm excited to serve the people that give me this incredible opportunity.”
He added: “There has been a lot of frustration with the lack of prioritisation on issues that people care about, so the people of my division in particular feel ignored for far too long and that their concerns have been over overlooked.
“They voted for me because they want to see change and I intend to deliver that to the best of my ability.”
Mr Du also says that Reform is no longer a protest party as they now have power, and that “we have hopefully ended the era of two party politics”.
Speaking about whether Nigel Farage could become the next Prime Minister, he said: “He certainly could be. I'm pretty sure he's now the favourite with the bookies and I don't think any other national leader has such a clear path to number 10.”
You can see more about Oxfordshire’s election results here, as the Liberal Democrats won a majority for the first time.