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

Labour was expected to take significant 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

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

election. “There will be those who try to defend 27 years in power, and attribute blame for a loss to the UK government or other factors,” they said. “But you have to be humble

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

2023 – will have to remain at the local authority beyond 2028. One of the people hoping to capitalise on Labour’s perceived failures in Birmingham is Akhmed Yakoob. Standing as an independent, the criminal lawyer

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