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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 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is bracing for [heavy defeats in local
Reform UK had faced an increased level of scrutiny following its successes in last year's local elections in England, where the party gained
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
Reform UK gained 17 MSPs. In north-east England, if the local election results went
Reform UK, which campaigned heavily on an anti-immigration platform, made significant gains in local council elections
Reform UK party [made sweeping gains](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) in local council elections at the expense of Labour
Reform UK gained more than 1,400 councillors across England in this week’s local elections
elections. While Labour faltered, right-wing populist Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage – a Trump ally and central figure in the Brexit movement – made significant gains. Other groups, particularly the left wing Green Party, also
local elections while the right-wing populist Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, made major gains
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
Reform UK election gains Conceding defeat at the election count at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on Friday, the outgoing Labour leader of the city council, John Cotton, made a plea. “What I would encourage
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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