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elected less than two years ago. With [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) having lost control of councils in its heartlands across northern England and the Midlands, the prime minister was facing calls to resign from Labour
elections expected to lose up to 1,850 councillors, with senior figures describing the contest as “tough”. Initial results painted a bleak picture for the prime minister, with Labour losing councillors in its traditional northern
Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth Labour lost control of the council as support for Reform surged. The last time these councils were up for election, Reform was in its infancy, so it's only possible
Hartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection
Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth, Labour has lost overall control of councils as Reform takes seats. “The picture has been pretty much as bad as anyone expected for Labour, or worse,” John Curtice
Hartlepool is one of the first major tests of whether Reform UK can convert polling momentum into real council gains. The declaration guide itself flags the possibility of Reform making significant advances there
results yet from Scotland or Wales. But nonetheless, there are trends that we can take a look at. Reform are ahead, winning the most votes, as they did in last year's local elections