# Labour extends lead as Reform slips to third place

> Andy Burnham's Labour government widens its polling advantage while Nigel Farage's Reform UK falls behind the Conservatives for a second week running.
- Title: Labour extends lead as Reform slips to third place | Shortify
- Summary: Andy Burnham's Labour government widens its polling advantage while Nigel Farage's Reform UK falls behind the Conservatives for a second week running. Labour…
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- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-poll-tracker-labour-reform-conservatives-election-b3069794.html
- Published: 2026-10-20T12:58:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: labour, reform uk, conservatives, andy burnham, nigel farage, uk polling, general election, politics, news
## Reform falls to third place again
YouGov polling from eighteen and nineteen October puts Labour three points clear of the Conservatives and four points clear of Reform UK, which has slipped to third place for a second consecutive week.
## Reform's dramatic reversal from peak
Reform UK saw a near eighteen month stint as the UK's most popular party from March twenty twenty-five to August this year.
## Burnham wins back Labour voters
Andy Burnham's appointment as Labour leader and prime minister has coincided with a spike in party approval.Only forty nine percent of former Labour voters supported the party when Sir Keir Starmer stood down in June.
## Young voters shift sharply to Labour
Support for Labour among eighteen to twenty four year olds has risen from fourteen percent to thirty two percent under Burnham.
## Election speculation grows as Labour surges
Labour's record support since early twenty twenty-five has prompted calls for an early general election.
## Key takeaway

Labour has extended its lead over the Conservatives to three points, while Reform UK has fallen to third place for a second consecutive week, according to YouGov polling.