Reform UK's turquoise tidal wave in the 2025 Local Elections is giving Nigel Farage a test-run for No10, allies of the Clacton MP have told GB News.

The forecast comes just as membership numbers are "skyrocketing" in a former Tory heartland "by the day", a councillor told the People's Channel.

After sweeping to its landslide victory in May, the Brexit supremo vowed that his first port-of-call would be to combat the crippling budget deficit that the local Conservatives left in their tracks.

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Now, under the leadership of Tory-turned-turquoise Linden Kemkaran, Kent County Council has adopted a "laser-like focus" to its economic policy, establishing its own independent Department of Local Government Efficiency (Dolge).

While slashing debt by £16million, the local authority has outlined plans to save £32million over the next four years, along with another £7.5million by refusing to transition their fleet over to electric vehicles.

These savings, combined with a no-more-borrowing policy, amount to around £2,000 every day for Kent residents in interest payments alone, the ex-journalist told GB News.

"We're making people who have for years not thought about how they're spending taxpayers money because it's an endless magic money tree. We're forcing people to think, no, if it's not value for money, we're not doing it," she said.

Meanwhile, fellow councillor Max Harrison asserted that Kent council's achievements were two-fold, starting to build the public's trust in elected officials in the process of "awakening the British public".

"When I speak to residents here on the Isle of Sheppey, many of whom even didn't vote for me in May, they're saying thank you for putting yourself forward, for actively trying."

The cabinet member stressed the council’s latest package announcement to reform Kent roads, hiking funding to £67million, as a signal that Reform was responding to residents' pleas.

A package of £14.2million in funding from the Department for Transport has also been dedicated to a pothole and patching programme, marking a 65 per cent jump on last year’s investment under the Tories.

Another £10million has been allocated to install preventative measures to stop potholes forming in the first place.

The money will be distributed across the county to fill potholes and “make sure that the concerns from residents are duly heard”.

However, Reform’s reputation in Kent has been lambasted by leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat Antony Hook, who has dubbed their time in office "three months of clickbait and chaos".

Railing against claims that Reform has transformed council savings, Hook has claimed that Reform has made "no changes" to the budget, continuing to work to the same budget that was settled last February.

Additionally, he claimed that refusing to make the switch to EVs would "cost more in the long-run", leading the council to lose out on potential future savings on fuel and maintenance.

"Net zero by 2050 is a statutory obligation for the council so it just means that more intense, probably more expensive, conversion will have to be done in future years," the Lib Dem argued.

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Now, Reform UK is set to whip up yet another turquoise tidal wave "even bigger" than Nigel Farage's thumping local electoral victory in May.

Since the politically fateful day of May 1, British politics has continued to be turned on its head, diminishing local support for the traditionally dominant parties.

National pollsters at Nowcast have recorded that, so far, Reform has scooped the most council by-election victories, with 28 new successes to its name.

The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, were hot on Nigel Farage's heels with 23 new successes after they became another big winner at the latest round of elections.

The mainstream parties were the ones that have suffered most so far, with Labour losing 18 while Tories let six by-elections slip through the cracks.

Now, with the populist party welcoming a slew of ex-Conservatives, both on a local and national stage, it appears to be whittling down Kemi Badenoch's numbers as it boosts its own.

In fact, under its new leader, the Tories have plummeted to around 123,000 members, losing approximately 8,000 of its supporters since November.

Alongside evident grassroot support for Reform, bigger names from the Tory party have emerged as defectors, including former co-chairman Jake Berry and ex-Gravesham MP Adam Holloway.

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After Holloway's announcement, Nigel Farage welcomed "Adam's parliamentary and military experience", describing it as "vital" going into the next General Election, speaking to The Spectator.

He further said his "bold move shows that we are the only serious option in Kent and is testament to the fantastic work our councillors are delivering across the region".

And, now, GB News has been told that membership in the Garden of England is surging, while the party gears up for its second national conference in September.

"Our membership in every single constituency in Kent is skyrocketing," cabinet member Harrison beamed. "I have that confirmed. Our membership is really on the rise."

With almost 1,000 members and registered supporters in the Isle of Sheppey alone, he told GB News that he projected that the county-wide figure sat around 15,000.

"There is a very clear signal coming out from Kent that they can see that we are trying to do things differently, we are saying what we pledged to do," Harrison told the People's Channel.

"Going into these unitary authority elections, if Local Government Reorganisation happens, we will see an even bigger turquoise tidal wave than we saw this time around in May," he added.

As it stands, Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has set out to replace the current two-tier structure of county and district councils dotted around the nation with unitary authorities.

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The process is a bid to streamline the structure of local government and enhance service delivery across the country.

However, after Labour postponed elections to nine councils in 2025, some of which were projected to be swept up by Reform from Labour and the Conservatives, Labour's top brass were accused of “cowardice” by the Clacton MP.

Harrison’s exuberance towards Reform’s manifesto commitments echoed those of the party’s leader, who said: "On May 1, we showed that if you vote Reform, you get Reform.

"In the 100 days since, Reform UK councils across Britain are proving they’re the change we promised and already delivering on their manifesto commitments.

"From rolling back the devastating net zero agenda on a local level to cutting wasteful spending, Reform councils are standing up for the priorities of local people, not the whims of bureaucrats or the entrenched elite."

At the local elections earlier this year, Reform UK nabbed 57 council seats in Kent in an "apocalyptic" defeat, as declared by former council leader Roger Gough.

After the results were declared, Nigel Farage addressed supporters in Paddock Wood, marvelling at the "remarkable result" as his party dethroned the "natural party of Government for Kent".

"That gives us, of course, responsibilities. We have to deliver, but it is a remarkable result. I can't think of a more rapid tectonic shift in British politics, ever, than we've seen today."

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And Reform has prided itself on its efficiency to residents' concerns, creating a "stark difference" from the former Tory system.

"If you take, for example, an entire road was done overnight because a resident complaint came in," Harrison told GB News. "Bang, done."

As a councillor, part of his work has been to accumulate traffic, transport and highways concerns and send them to the appropriate cabinet member to handle such cases.

Now, the concerns are said to be already in the process of being addressed.

"It is that work ethic, that determination, and again, the major difference between us and the Conservative Party," Harrison said.

"It is a political will that we're not going to just beat around the bushes. We're not just going to hide away from the tough things."

And that difference in governance has been revealed in the council chamber as Tories, who have become accustomed to being in charge, lock horns with the new party.

The disdain towards Reform from the opposition, Harrison told GB News, stemmed from the party's commitment to its manifesto pledges.

“That's why there is so much anger from the opposition benches accusing us of things like arrogance and whatnot, because they can see that, for the first time for Kent, at least, individuals have been elected with a clear mandate to get the job done. And that's what we're doing," he vowed.

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A friend of Farage added: "Steady as she goes. Don’t make an absolute pig's ear of the councils that we’ve won - we don’t have to be brilliant, we just have to be solid and dependable.

"Nobody expects perfection. They expect us to work hard and speak out on the issues that annoy people - net zero, two-tier justice, DEI - speak up from small businesses and ordinary men and women of this country."

Ahead of May 1, Kent was perceived as an electoral litmus test for Nigel Farage’s party, proving that the party could flip a government body on its head and exile the long-standing Tory party, railing against the status quo.

As such, Kemkaran recalled the council becoming a shop window, with competitors and supporters alike peering in, assessing Reform’s suitability for the halls of Westminster.

"That's how high the stakes are for us here in Kent County Council. So it couldn't be more vital, really, that we do a good job," the leader told GB News.

"If we do our job efficiently and effectively from day one, that is the biggest advert that we can give to the rest of Reform, to Nigel Farage being our next Prime Minister," Kemkaran affirmed, while Harrison confirmed the groundwork is "starting now".

Harrison added: "Reform is ready for Government, and here in Kent, we are starting the process of building up our armoury, our resources and our grassroots.

"We know that we have one chance to get Nigel into No10."