Reform UK Surges In Buxton: Small-Boat And Asylum Fears Drive Vote Despite Almost No Migrants

BBC profiles Buxton, Derbyshire, where Reform UK won local gains despite virtually no asylum seekers in the area. The piece highlights a generational split on immigration, national focus on small‑boat arrivals, and a scrapped plan to convert university halls into dispersal accommodation that amplified local anxieties. It illustrates how national migration messaging can drive local political outcomes even with minimal local immigration presence.