MAY’s local elections will be a test of whether Nigel Farage’s success with Reform UK is “built on hype”, a polling expert has warned. Lord Hayward, who has been observing and commentating on local elections for more than two decades, said because the party is polling roughly the same as Labour and the Conservatives, they should win roughly as many seats in the local elections - with a target of around 450. But the Tory peer and election expert said Reform had a “natural ceiling” because too