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Weekly report · 5–11 October 2026

By-election week in Holborn & St Pancras, as Reform keeps up its surge

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Scoreboard

Who ran what this week

PartyAds running this weekTop ad reach (lifetime)Top ad spend (lifetime)Video share, top adsMain theme
Reform UK~2,000>1M£3.5K-£4K10% videoEnergy bills, pensions and face coverings at high volume
Conservative and Unionist Party~39>1M£1.5K-£2K80% videoA pledge to scrap inheritance tax on the family home
Labour Party~20250K-300K£2K-£2.5K40% videoBurnham's new path, public ownership and Palestine
Green Party of England and Wales~14600K-700K£6K-£7K90% videoJoin the party that challenges Labour
Scottish National Party~4900K-1M£1.5K-£2K50% videoEnergy-rich Scotland should never be fuel poor
Liberal Democrats0————
Plaid Cymru0————
Reform UK

Energy bills, pensions and face coverings at high volume

Ads this week~2,000
Top reach>1M
Top spend£3.5K-£4K
Video or graphic, top 10 ads1 video · 9 graphic
Reform UK adGraphic
Britain needs cheaper energy now. Reform will take £250 off average household energy bills within its first 100 days of government.
Ran
2 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£3.5K-£4K
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Reform UK adGraphic
If you think everyone should show their face in public, sign our petition here.
Ran
14 Sep 2026 - 6 Oct 2026
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Reform UK adGraphic
Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.
Ran
15 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£3K-£3.5K
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Reform UK adGraphic
Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.
Ran
15 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£3K-£3.5K
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  • “Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.”
  • “Labour will cut your pension. We will protect your pension and end welfare for migrants.”
  • “Andy Burnham will cut your pension. We will protect your pension and end welfare for migrants.”
  • “Britain needs cheaper energy now. Reform will take £250 off average household energy bills within its first 10…”
Method

The £250 energy-bill pledge started on 2 October and quickly passed a million impressions. Alongside it, a pensions attack paired "protect your pension" with "end welfare for migrants", and the face-coverings petition kept collecting contact details. The very high ad count reflects many near-identical variants rather than many different messages.

Conservative and Unionist Party

A pledge to scrap inheritance tax on the family home

Ads this week~39
Top reach>1M
Top spend£1.5K-£2K
Video or graphic, top 10 ads8 video · 2 graphic
Conservatives adGraphic
The next Conservative government will scrap Inheritance Tax on your family home
Ran
7 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£1.5K-£2K
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Conservatives adVideo
It's basic fairness. If you can work, you should work .
Ran
9 Oct 2026 - 12 Oct 2026
Reach
450K-500K
Spend
£1K-£1.5K
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Conservatives adVideo
To those who say "unite the right"👇
Ran
10 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2026
Reach
400K-450K
Spend
£5K-£6K
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  • “Enough is enough.”
  • “The Conservative Party will scrap Inheritance Tax on your family home”
  • “This is our guarantee to you...”
  • “The next Conservative government will scrap Inheritance Tax on your family home”
Method

The inheritance-tax pledge, which started on 7 October, became the page's widest-reaching ad (over a million impressions). Short videos on welfare ("If you can work, you should work") followed from the 9th. The tone shifted from petitions to policy announcements.

Labour Party

Burnham's new path, public ownership and Palestine

Ads this week~20
Top reach250K-300K
Top spend£2K-£2.5K
Video or graphic, top 10 ads4 video · 6 graphic
The Labour Party adGraphic
More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.
Ran
2 Oct 2026 - 7 Oct 2026
Reach
250K-300K
Spend
£2K-£2.5K
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The Labour Party adGraphic
The situation in Palestine is a moral emergency. This Labour Government will not stand by. GOV.UK Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Palestine Learn More GOV.UK Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Pales…
Ran
5 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
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The Labour Party adGraphic
Andy Burnham has launched a national drive to offer everyone a route off the streets by Christmas.
Ran
5 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
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The Labour Party adGraphic
More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.
Ran
2 Oct 2026 - 6 Oct 2026
Reach
125K-150K
Spend
£1K-£1.5K
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  • “Energy. Water. Housing. Back under stronger public control.”
  • “This is how Labour will fix Britain’s broken water industry.”
  • “More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.”
  • “ANDY BURNHAM: "I will not rest until we live in a Britain where everyone has a roof over their head".”
Method

The government's agenda was advertised directly: energy, water and housing "back under stronger public control", the national homelessness drive, and the Foreign Secretary's statement on Israel-Palestine. The "new path" ad had the most spend (£2K–£2.5K).

Green Party of England and Wales

Join the party that challenges Labour

Ads this week~14
Top reach600K-700K
Top spend£6K-£7K
Video or graphic, top 10 ads9 video · 1 graphic
Green Party of England and Wales adVideo
The Greens challenge Labour when they get things wrong and push them in the right direction. Join the Green Party
Ran
28 Sep 2026 - 11 Oct 2026
Reach
600K-700K
Spend
£6K-£7K
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Green Party of England and Wales adVideo
We're the only party governing for the future. Join the Green Party
Ran
28 Sep 2026 - 11 Oct 2026
Reach
500K-600K
Spend
£7K-£8K
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Green Party of England and Wales adVideo
Every parent wants to keep their child safe. Clean air. Clean water. A safe home. A liveable planet. That’s the future we’re fighting for. Join the Green Party today.
Ran
2 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
Reach
350K-400K
Spend
£5K-£6K
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Green Party of England and Wales adVideo
One party takes the climate crisis seriously - the Green Party. Join us, and put people and planet before profit. Only Greens Take Climate Action Seriously
Ran
22 Sep 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
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  • “The Greens challenge Labour when they get things wrong and push them in the right direction. Join the Green Pa…”
  • “With Green MPs we can push this government in a better direction. Join the Green Party”
  • “We're the only party governing for the future. Join the Green Party”
  • “Every parent wants to keep their child safe. Clean air. Clean water. A safe home. A liveable planet. That’s th…”
Method

Large-budget membership videos (£5K–£8K each) framed the Greens as the party that pushes Labour "in the right direction", timed around polling day in Holborn & St Pancras, where their leader stood.

Scottish National Party

Energy-rich Scotland should never be fuel poor

Ads this week~4
Top reach900K-1M
Top spend£1.5K-£2K
Video or graphic, top 4 ads2 video · 2 graphic
Scottish National Party (SNP) adVideo
Join the leaders of Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland in backing Scotland's right to decide over independence. ✍️ Sign the declaration at www.yes.scot/decide HTTPS://WWW.YES.SCOT/DECIDE
Ran
from 28 Sep 2026
Reach
900K-1M
Spend
£1.5K-£2K
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adGraphic
🫣 Labour promised to lower your energy bills by £300, but they’re soon going to be almost £1,000 more expensive. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Energy rich Scotland should never be fuel poor.
Ran
4 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
Reach
20K-25K
Spend
<£100
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adGraphic
😳 Westminster doesn’t work for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland needs a fresh start with independence
Ran
4 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
Reach
20K-25K
Spend
<£100
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adVideo
⚡️🛢️🔥 Energy rich Scotland should never be fuel poor. 💪
Ran
6 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
Reach
10K-15K
Spend
<£100
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Method

Low-spend attack ads accused Labour of breaking its £300 energy-bill promise and made the case for independence on energy, alongside the long-running declaration video.

The Palace of Westminster and Elizabeth Tower at dusk
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What changed

What this week tells us

  • Labour held Holborn & St Pancras on 8 October. The Greens' ads the following week presented the result as a warning to Labour.
  • The Conservative inheritance-tax pledge started here and ran for the rest of October.
  • Reform's pensions ad linked pensioner protection to cutting welfare for migrants, a new pairing for the page.