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Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

local elections as Reform UK makes gains The scale of the electoral challenge facing [Labour

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is bracing for [heavy defeats in local

Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says

Reform UK had faced an increased level of scrutiny following its successes in last year's local elections in England, where the party gained

‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform makes huge election gains?

Reform makes huge election gains? **Glasgow, United Kingdom –** Voters in England’s [local council elections](/news/2026/5/8/uk-elections-early-results-and-takeaways-will-starmer-have-to-resign) have delivered a damning verdict of Labour as it took hundreds of seats from the UK

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Reform UK and the Green party are expected to make significant gains at the expense of Westminster’s two biggest parties in England, while the [Liberal Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats) could turn swathes of local

Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains

election wins for Reform UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. Reform made advances in heartland areas

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Reform UK is surging while the Green Party is gaining ground on the left. In Wales, the Welsh nationalist political party Plaid Cymru is polling strongly – an unprecedented challenge in a nation Labour has dominated

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

Reform UK, which made big gains across the Midlands and the north as well as taking seats from the Tories in the south. Labour was expected to take significant losses in the all-out elections

Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

local elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/07/elections-2026-local-scotland-wales-reform-green-labour-conservatives-live-news-updates) at the expense of Nigel Farage’s Reform party gains, while the Greens appeared to be struggling to convert increased votes into seats. The text on reversing [Brexit](https://www.theguardian.com

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

UK,** having gained **more than 1,200 seats and control of 12 councils in England,** according to the Press Association’s tally of the results. Reform leader **Nigel Farage** declared he had ushered

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

elections are not all about No 10. Reform has been leading the UK-wide polls for more than a year now, consistently. Their popularity seems to have steadied since 2025 rather than zoomed

Greens ‘have welcomed’ people expelled by Labour for antisemitism, Steve Reed claims

gains in the elections on 7 May, Steve Reed also accused [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage) of being more interested in talking to Donald Trump then representing his Clacton constituency. Speaking to the Guardian

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

elections. Hartlepool is one of the first major tests of whether Reform UK can convert polling momentum into real council gains. The declaration guide itself flags the possibility of Reform making significant advances there

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

local election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party politics, with a healthy number of independent candidates giving city voters a sixth option. Reform UK is feeling confident

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

local elections. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Although the Tories also anticipate tough results, they could retake control of Wandsworth council and make gains in Westminster, allowing Kemi Badenoch to channel Kenneth Baker, Margaret Thatcher

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

UK, which made big gains across the Midlands and the north as well as taking seats from the Tories in the South. After more than a century of domination, Labour was also expecting a near

Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

local elections as proof his party is best positioned to confront what he described as the “extreme populist change” offered by Reform UK and the Greens. As Labour assessed a disastrous set of results

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

local councils in England, as well as in the devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales, are the United Kingdom’s most significant test of public opinion before the next general election, which

Five election moments you may have missed

local and general elections throughout Wales since the 1990s, as well as raising money for charity, but told the BBC this would be his last attempt. He told our reporter he had "election fever

Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics

gains that voters switched directly from Labour to Reform. Even if Labour has lost a seat directly to Reform this may not be because of direct switching. A split vote on the “left”, for example