Fiona McDermott is elected to South Lanarkshire Council in the Larkhall ward by-election, giving Reform UK another seat on the authority. Multiple outlets report the vote takes place on Thursday, with McDermott winning the ward contest for the Larkhall area. The results also mean Reform UK increases its representation on South Lanarkshire Council: one report says McDermott becomes the party’s third council member on the authority. Another outlet describes the win as Reform UK’s second council by-election victory in Scotland, indicating the party has secured more than one recent local council seat through separate by-elections. The coverage agrees on the identity of the winning candidate, the location of the seat, the level of government involved, and the outcome. Beyond these points, the articles provide limited additional detail on turnout, vote shares, or the margin of victory, and no further changes to council leadership are mentioned.