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

Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland) on 7 May

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

7 May, with results expected to follow on Friday and over the weekend. The polls will be the biggest test of public opinion since Labour won the general election in 2024. Opinion polling suggests

Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

elections closer - 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

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

7 May where you could put two parties together to govern Birmingham. No single party is going to win.” Labour is predicted to have a dire set of results in May, with elections taking place

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)

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

election in which the SNP forms a minority government, is perceived as governing well, returns to power four years later and then negotiates with the UK government for a referendum." "So if there

Single-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections

7 May. The Commons does not return after the elections until the State Opening of Parliament on 13 May, before breaking again for recess on 21 May. Phillipson said the government supported

In the UK, Muslim votes are treated as a problem to be managed

7. Westminster is absorbed in the spectacle, and understandably so. But for British Muslim communities, the lasting significance of those elections lies elsewhere. The May vote brought a real surge in Muslim civic engagement, with

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

May 7, 2026. **Richard Pelham/AP** Richard Pelham/AP ### **Reform and Green wins** Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage celebrated his party's victories, [writing in a newspaper column](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/09/reform-uk-shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/) that they signalled

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

7 May elections – and that an “impressive” candidate was lined up to replace him as Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor. It is understood this candidate is not a sitting MP but is believed to have

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

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 councils

What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?

7 May will not have a say over immigration policy, which is decided at Westminster. But every party has a view on it and a [poll for the BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn71e236y6do) placed