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

Scottish National party (SNP) in Holyrood and Sinn Féin in Stormont – would mean that whoever occupies No 10 Downing Street in the near future will have a [constitutional fight](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/nationalist-wins-uk-celtic-nations-may-elections) on their hands

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

result would be the worst local election performance for any prime minister since comparable data began. Starmer already has the poorest local election performance of modern prime ministers — but 2026 could be worse Biggest losses