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Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

2026 in London, England. Prime Minister and Labour Leader Keir Starmer is making a major speech in a bid to secure his premiership, following the devastating losses the Labour Party suffered in last week

Elections 2026 live: counting under way after votes in England, Scotland and Wales

Elections 2026 live: counting under way after votes in England, Scotland and Wales *Bethan McKernan is the Guardian’s [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) correspondent* This week the Welsh parliament will grow from

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

Welsh Senedd elections and Scottish parliament elections. 2026 values taken from current polling Labour's vote share in local council elections Labour's vote share in Wales 0% In Wales, Labour faces a crash

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Welsh Senedd elections since devolution in 1999 Labour Conservatives Plaid Cymru SNP Lib Dems Reform Greens UKIP 20022010201820260% Guardian graphic. Source: 2026 results via Press Association. Vote shares for elections before 2026 are taken from

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage

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

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes ## Jump to section ## England On 7 May, about 5,000 seats were up for election on 134 councils. Local elections took place in London

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

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan tells me she'll keep "fighting and fighting", but accepts the election might be so tough for Labour that she could lose her seat. I don't remember covering another

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

Welsh Senedd and English local elections. Keir Starmer had been planning a big speech today, but he, and other political leaders, are today focusing on their response to the Golders Green stabbing and the antisemitism

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

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

loss in Wales would have political significance of historic proportions. A former Welsh government minister told BBC Wales that if the results were "as bad as predicted" then UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should