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Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

expected to take significant losses in the all-out elections in Birmingham, where 101 seats were up for grabs. The council has been plagued by a series of problems in recent years, from the declaration

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

loss to the UK government or other factors,” they said. “But you have to be humble in losing. You have to understand why you lost the public’s trust and support and what needs

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

expected to win an overall majority at the council. “I think the result is going to be somewhat of a bugger’s muddle,” he said. “I cannot see you getting to a result

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

expect “unprecedented losses”. Stephen Fisher, a professor of political sociology at the University of Oxford, has estimated Labour will lose 1,900 councillors on 7 May – 74% of the number of seats the party currently