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Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

gains for the Green party and Reform. In Birmingham, Labour’s 14-year dominance could also collapse after a series of problems and scandals at the council, including the botched implementation

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

losses in the all-out elections in Birmingham, where 101 seats were up for grabs. The council has been plagued by a series of problems in recent years, from the declaration of bankruptcy in 2023

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

loss to the UK government or other factors,” they said. “But you have to be humble in losing. You have to understand why you lost the public’s trust and support and what needs

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

losses will only add to the concerns within Labour. Here is every area with an election on 7 May — 136 local councils in England, plus the Welsh and Scottish parliaments. Labour currently controls 66 areas