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Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team

losing seats to Reform, the Greens and, in areas such as Blackburn, to independents, but that the losses are geographically uneven. And the picture is darker in the devolved nations. In Wales, the Labour first

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

Labour, and the Conservatives. The Tories were second last time round in the 2022 elections in English councils, and second in Wales and Scotland in 2021 too. That means the last time these contests were

If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet

elections in which it has been the biggest party, Labour is in danger of losing that status. Now it is facing serious questions about its record, especially on the biggest area of Welsh government spending

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

election results would be a perilous moment for the prime minister. Robert Hayward, the Conservative peer and polling expert, has predicted the party could lose approximately 1,850 councillors in England, while polls suggest

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

losing Wales after a century of domination, leaving thousands of angry local politicians who see themselves as victims of the government’s unpopularity. However, the vast majority of cabinet ministers are thought to be unwilling

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform), beating Reform into second place, after Labour admitted it was on course to lose control of the Senedd for the first time since devolution. Morgan, the first woman to lead

UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises as Starmer says he will remain as PM

losing hundreds of council seats across England. Investors calculated that some of the intense pressure on Starmer’s leadership had eased, as Labour appeared on track for [smaller losses than election experts had predicted

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

election voting intention surveys in past month. For Wales and Scotland, we have taken an average of polls conducted since January 2026 due to lower publication frequency Labour’s long-term decline in Scotland

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

lose power in Wales (no surprise), also says “Labour is also facing a Reform rout across England, with the near-total collapse of the Red Wall and the loss of stronghold councils held since

Greens ‘have welcomed’ people expelled by Labour for antisemitism, Steve Reed claims

election, and you might get something you didn’t expect if you vote for them.” A Green spokesperson described Reed’s comments about the party as “smears”. The Greens in England and Wales have

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) should become clear by around 4pm on Friday, with more local election results announced in the late afternoon and early evening. Counting for mayoral elections will only begin on Friday, with

Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project

elections on 7 May. Polls suggest after more than 100 years in office in [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales), Labour will come third or even fourth next month, behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. Starmer

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would

Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics

Wales may show that these challenges do not disappear even in a fully proportional system. Labour and the [Conservatives](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives) now have parties positioned on both their flanks, and turning to either

First Thing: US-Iran ceasefire at risk after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz

Labour party has lost hundreds of seats, while** **the rightwing party Reform UK has made inroads in England’s local elections.** Results have not yet been declared in [Scotland and Wales.](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales#Scotland-banner)

Lib Dems offer alternative to extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

Wales, with the Lib Dems primarily benefitting from a slump in support for Labour and the Conservatives. In Hull, a Reform UK surge [saw the Lib Dems lose control of the council,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c202dj2ymlko)

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Wales and Scotland. The elections, the biggest since Starmer won power in mid-2024, showed how the UK’s traditional two-party system of Labour and the Conservatives has been smashed, with Reform taking

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

elected mayor in the party’s history. “Across London and the country, people have made it clear that they are desperate for an alternative to this failing Labour government,” she said in her acceptance speech

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

lose hundreds of councillors next week but they are pushing to retake three of their old strongholds - Westminster, Wandsworth, Barnet, all of which they lost to Labour in 2022. Barnet, in the northwest

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

election-winning machine, but the political behemoth limped into third place this week with just nine seats in a 96-seat parliament. A new chapter in Wales’s political and cultural history has opened