11 resultsfor “Labour councillor losses in England elections”
losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains The scale of the electoral challenge facing [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) was laid bare overnight as the party haemorrhaged councillors
Labour is trailing in the polls and the prime minister's personal ratings have plumbed the depths. The party is facing losses in forthcoming elections: losing control of Wales, shedding councillors in England
losses will only add to the concerns within Labour. Here is every area with an election on 7 May — 136 local councils in England, plus the Welsh and Scottish parliaments. Labour currently controls 66 areas
England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics English local election results require careful interpretation. Not all places have them at the same time, a relatively small proportion
England. Robert Hayward, the elections analyst and Conservative peer, has predicted Labour will lose 1,850 council seats on 7 May, above the 1,500 figure cited in one report as the possible trigger
councillors for an unprecedented eighth set of local elections in a row. The elections cover 136 local councils in England, with 5,014 seats being contested, including every seat on all of London
England and Wales. The much talked about fracturing of our politics is there to see, with none of the parties managing a runaway popularity, but votes splintering in five or more different directions
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
England, with losses well above 1,000 council seats seen as potentially triggering a challenge. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, has [been widely linked](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/andy-burnham-westminster-return-plan-within-weeks) with a planned return to Westminster
England On 7 May, about 5,000 seats were up for election on 134 councils. Local elections took place in London's 32 boroughs as well as in a mix of northern metropolitan districts, county
councillors, while in Scotland and Wales, representatives of devolved parliaments will be elected. Typically low-stakes affairs, local elections are shaped less by national politics than by everyday concerns like potholes, bin collections and council