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Green Party, while nationalist parties are expected to win elections in the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. Farage said the results so far were “way exceeding” his expectations for Reform and represented a “historic
election casualty was SNP heavyweight [Angus Robertson, who lost Edinburgh Central to former Green co-leader Lorna Slater](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78k79xm2mzo) in the party's first-ever constituency win. The Greens backed that
Greens won control of Waltham Forest, Lewisham and Hackney in London, where Labour had previously been dominant, as well as winning the party's first-ever elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham. In Wales, [Labour
Greens and Lib Dems hail wins The polls had been terrible, the predictions dire and even one of his predecessors as Labour leader, Ed Miliband, had reportedly [told Keir Starmer](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-resignation-ed-miliband-labour-tzvlmjxzc) he should
elected to the Welsh Parliament while the [Scottish Greens also won their first-ever constituencies](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78k79xm2mzo) at the Scottish Parliament. Polanski said some people were voting for the Greens as they were "disillusioned
historically dominant. The BBC's projected national share (PNS), which is calculated from results in more than 1,000 wards and estimates a general election where people voted along similar lines, makes Reform the largest
Historic win for SNP but change and challenges ahead at Holyrood Devolution was designed by Labour and delivered by Labour but the political era it ushered in has been dominated by the Scottish National Party
Scottish Parliament and the Senedd in Wales use systems of proportional representation. First-past-the-post has long been regarded as a friend of the Conservative and Labour parties. It makes it difficult for small
Green or importantly stayed at home," they said. "The Plaid message 'we're the only party to stop Reform' has really cut through. "But Reform have also cashed in big time on disillusionment with Keir
Greens on 19, albeit both parties a long way off the 51 needed for a majority. [Labour lost more than 1,400 councillors across the local elections in England](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) on Thursday
wins** Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage celebrated his party's victories, [writing in a newspaper column](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/09/reform-uk-shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/) that they signalled an "end of the old establishment's two-party system". Reform recorded
Green party also hopes to capitalise on its recent success in the Gorton and Denton byelection and has targeted Manchester city council, where a third of councillors are up for election. There has also been
wins in May – UK politics live Good morning. **Wes Streeting**, the health secretary, is publishing a revised women’s health strategy for England today. As **Andrew Gregory** reports, the strategy implicitly accepts that women have
Historic figures via Election Centre, House of Commons Library and BBC. 2026 estimate via Stephen Fisher, based on change in party polling since previous local elections. Councillor losses are based on change since last elections