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Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Wales defeat Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Labour has suffered its worst ever result in Wales Vote shares in Welsh Senedd elections

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

Wales that if the results were "as bad as predicted" then UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should stand down as prime minister. Both Plaid and Reform have been pitching the election

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

elections, a result that would simultaneously end nearly 30 years of Labour dominance in devolved politics in Wales

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

Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales

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

Labour's London squeeze exposes a 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

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

Labour is predicted to have a dire set of results in May, with elections taking place across Scotland, Wales

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Wales should become clear by about 4pm on Friday, with more local election results announced in the late afternoon and early evening. Counting for mayoral elections will only begin on Friday, with Hackney and Newham

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

elections under mounting political pressure. Voters across England, Wales and Scotland are expected to deliver Labour their worst results

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Labour won the general election in 2024. Opinion polling suggests the results could reflect the increasing fragmentation of British politics, with voters' support spread across a wider range of parties in England, Scotland and Wales

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) not to punish Wales over the result. Asked on BBC Radio [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) when he hoped he would be elected

Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens

elected mayors. The Green Party of England and Wales leader said his belief they could replace Labour was being backed up by results

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

election ever for Labour in England, a collapse for the Conservatives in their historic Blue Wall heartlands, and a brutal third place for Starmer’s party in Wales. > > One cannot overstate how seismic that result

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

elections across Britain prompted senior Labour MPs to call for him to step down within a year. In a disastrous set of results, [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) had lost control of more than 25 councils

Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

elections in Scotland and Wales on Thursday, with Labour braced for a very difficult night when the results

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

Wales, [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland) and many parts of England, there would be no consideration of such a course. “To all the Labour members and volunteers who have supported local campaigns across the country: thank

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

results were “soul-destroying”, said Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour member of parliament for Salford. While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats in local

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Wales will begin reporting results in their devolved elections later on Friday. Starmer will attempt to recapture the political momentum with a speech on Monday setting out more of his policy agenda for the next

Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says

elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Zia Yusuf said the party would "welcome scrutiny" of its record following what he described as a "historic set of results for the country". Reform UK has gained more