Farage finds his Queen of the North

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Reform UK is delighted to announce Sian Astley as our candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.Sian has pledged to scrutinise contracts previously awarded by Andy Burnham to firms during his time as Mayor.Greater Manchester is broken. Only Reform will fix it. ✅ pic.twitter.com/WGeV1rr9m8— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 29, 2026

With the so-called ‘King of the North’ vacating his mayoral throne for Downing Street, the race to find his replacement is beginning to warm up. Reform may have suffered a fairly bruising blow in Makerfield, but Nigel Farage is not yet ready to retreat from the north-west. Today he unveiled the party’s candidate for the Manchester mayoralty: Sian Astley.

A graduate of Manchester University, Astley runs a design and property business in Fallowfield, where she lives. A regular telly pundit, she offers her expertise on renovations, interior design, project management and landlord issues. She is also Reform leader on Manchester City Council, having taken her seat from Labour – which had held it for 50 years.

As things stand, Astley has not yet been caught out having previously commented on ‘sniffing bumholes’ or questioning the capability of women. Two thumbs up.