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John Curtice: Early results show how fragmented UK politics has become

UK politics has become The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

UK is targeting former Labour strongholds in the north of England and the Midlands like Sunderland, Gateshead and Walsall. In Birmingham - where the council is currently run by Labour - the new fragmented political landscape

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

fragmentation of British politics, with voters' support spread across a wider range of parties in England, Scotland and Wales. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party is looking to stay in government by winning its fifth

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

fragmented and volatile the United Kingdom’s political landscape has become. ## Not just ‘pothole politics’ Voters across England will elect thousands of local councillors, while in Scotland and Wales, representatives of devolved parliaments will

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

political correspondent* The early hours of Friday morning will produce only a handful of declarations but they could shape the mood of the entire elections. Hartlepool is one of the first major tests of whether

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

UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party), but rather the change in the system from a creaking two-party system a year ago to a fully-fledged system of five-party politics in England. This has been evident

'My husband might give up work to care for our kids' - nursery bills in Wales highest in Britain

fragmented" with a "multitude of funding pathways" that can make it difficult to navigate. He said the sector was also "vulnerable" to cost shocks, such as increases in energy prices. Staffing was also a challenge

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

UK politics is now so different, so atomised, to make headline polling almost irrelevant. One senior Lib Dem said: “A lot of people seem to be misreading the way things are going. We think

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

fragmented modern British politics **"Do you know the result which is keeping them awake in Number 10?," a Cabinet minister recently asked me.** Scotland, I asked? Wales? No, I was told. The answer was London

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Political Community summit in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, Keir Starmer has called on Europe to [“face up” to tensions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/europe-must-face-up-to-tensions-with-trump-keir-starmer-says) with the Trump administration, as heads of government gathered to discuss