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UK councillors elected to the authority, giving the insurgent party overall control of the council. He also won a seat on Rochford district council. A spokesperson for Reform
Reform UK won hundreds of seats and took control of more councils in England. The Reform
Reform UK won hundreds of seats and control of more councils in England. The gains
Reform UK won hundreds of seats and control of more councils in England, Labour went
Reform UK won 24 of 25 seats, and in nearby Tameside, it managed to end 47 years of Labour dominance of the region’s council
won control of Stockport and Portsmouth, where they were already the largest party, picking up seats from Labour. But in Hull, Reform UK gains saw the Lib Dems lose control of the council
Reform UK, led by Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage, has soared. In local elections last week, Labour lost more than 1,460 council seats in England – most of them won
Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) won all but one of the 25 seats up for grabs, while Labour won none. In Tameside, a borough spanning the constituencies of the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner
seats it was defending as Reform UK gained 15 councillors in the first council to complete its count on Friday. In some wards, Reform won
Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents made significant gains in the UK’s second-largest city. No party has yet won an overall majority at Birmingham city council, one of Europe’s largest local authorities
Reform UK came a competitive second in the constituency in the 2024 general election, and last week won 24 seats on Wigan Council
won this seat at the 2024 general election with 45.2% of the vote to Reform UK's 31.8%, recent local council
council elections on Thursday. The Labour Party won just over 1,000 of the seats that were contested, losing more than 1,100 seats that it had previously held. Meanwhile, the right-wing populist Reform
seats in English council elections, with Reform UK making huge gains in former Labour heartlands in northern England and the Midlands. Meanwhile, the Greens won
Reform UK – losing to the rightwing upstarts in England, Wales and Scotland. Why then is Kemi Badenoch hailing these results as proof that “[the Conservatives are coming back](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/badenoch-claims-tories-coming-back-despite-widespread-losses-in-local-elections)” – and why do many
won 24 of the 25 seats available on the council. Labour lost its majority in Tameside, a Greater Manchester borough it had held for 47 years, to Reform, which may come as worrying news
Reform UK, the Greens and the [Liberal Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats). The elections cover the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and 136 local councils in England, where 5,014 seats are being contested, including every
UK sweep the board in local council elections, like many other parts of the country. Reform's rise is one of the factors that has led to pressure on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
seat was ultimately [won fairly comfortably by the Greens](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/green-party-relish-seismic-night-british-politics-gorton-denton-byelection), despite apparent widespread tactical voting. Separately, research from the Social Market Foundation found that the share of local Facebook posts classified as misinformation
won just 17 of the 129 available in last week's election, losing four. Only three of these were constituencies, with the other seats coming from the regional lists. The party tied with Reform