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local elections, in a twin bid to tackle the climate crisis and fight the far right. Joe pointed to recent statistics suggesting 90,000 vulnerable young people could be kept in poverty by Mahmood
gain some councils too. The veteran academic of London's politics, Tony Travers, a politics professor at the London School of Economics, says the capital may be about to witness a "political earthquake
local election gains, including its first-ever elected mayors. The Green Party of England and Wales leader said his belief they could replace Labour was being backed up by results at the ballot box. They
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) - **Two former China defence ministers have been convicted of corruption and handed
UK’s local and mayoral election campaign launch in Birmingham. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Alamy However, favourable mentions of the machine appear most concentrated among Reform politicians. A month ago, Anderson [posted a video](https://www.facebook.com/LeeAndersoninAshfieldMansfield/videos/pothole-proas-promisedlook-here-/1322461296645874/)
gains in the capital and could come first in as many as eight of London’s 32 councils. The party’s ratings have steadily improved since Polanski was elected leader in a landslide victory
gain hundreds of seats, with top projections putting the figure at 1,700. The pollsters More In Common expect the Lib Dems to take the newly created East and West Surrey councils
Local authorities in Wales have legal duties towards those who are homeless, and what help is given depends on circumstances. Home Office figures showed that, as of the end of December 2025, 128 asylum seekers
local contests there are the Liberal Democrats, there is Reform UK, there is the Green Party of England and Wales and there are often competitive independents too. In the devolved elections, in Wales there
Gains for the Conservatives, who have long held enclaves in outer London, cannot be ruled out either. A [poll circulated among Labour MPs in March](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/06/labour-urged-listen-progressive-voters-or-face-political-earthquake-london) showed the Tories regaining Barnet from Labour
local tests in England, and national ballots in Wales and Scotland - votes another cabinet minister frets "will be a disaster". We've been travelling around Wales this week, and Scotland last week, talking