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local, mayoral and parliamentary contests – the biggest electoral test Keir Starmer and the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain
local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not be far off. In a [make-or-break speech speech](/news/2026/5/11/uks-keir-starmer-faces-likely-challenge-following-labours-election-defeat) on Monday, the leader of the ruling Labour Party said that
local elections – were not far behind on 16%. This not long after fewer than three in five people voted Conservative or Labour in the 2024 general election. That was the lowest proportion since and including
Labour activists at the count for his constituency in the early hours of 5 July 2024](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f83eb56afbf1a10277a480d7c415f7589c41a731/436_0_4361_3488/master/4361.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer on election night in his Holborn and St Pancras constituency in July 2024. His party
Labour figures are treating Burnham’s path back to Westminster, after weeks of speculation surrounding Starmer’s long-term future after a bruising set of local election results. Burnham and Gray are understood to have
2024. But less than two years later, Labour lost the most seats of any party in last week's regional elections. While Labour faltered, right-wing populist Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage – a Trump
local campaigns across the country: thank you,” he posted on X late on Thursday. “Together we will build a stronger and fairer Britain.” Well, maybe. As the long night went on, result after result
Labour and the Tories. But there is a chance that on 8 May the [Liberal Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats), largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government
results at this week's elections left his leadership position more vulnerable than ever. At the heart of the speech will be an ambition to put Britain "at the heart of Europe" by seeking closer
local councillors' control." Burnham said his party's offer to voters had "not been good enough" and that "a vote for me would be a vote to change Labour". "Labour needs to change
local elections, came second in the Welsh parliament elections and joint second with Labour in Scotland. Farage hailed the results a “historic shift in British politics”**.** The Electoral Commission is expected to announce
local election results last month. Burnham was last an MP for the constituency of Leigh until May 2017. Since that year, he has served as mayor of Manchester. Getting back into Parliament
local election in 2024. In Halton, Cheshire, Labour held two of the 17 seats it was defending as Reform UK gained 15 councillors in the first council to complete its count on Friday. In some
2024. The polls were seen by many as a key test for Sir Keir's leadership. Labour lost almost 1,500 councillors in local elections across England amid a surge for Nigel Farage's Reform
local election result. Lorraine Beavers, MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, said: “Without a massive change in approach, when elections are held in my corner of Lancashire next year, voters will send the same message
2024. Voters in England, Scotland and Wales are casting their ballots in local elections where far-right and left-wing parties are projected to make gains, dealing a heavy blow to the governing Labour Party
result". "As the architect-in-chief of Labour's crushing defeat, you'd think Mark would show some humility with a period of silence," they said. "Mark should reflect on the consequences of his leadership
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
2024 UK general election. Indeed, from dealing with internal challenges to his authority following a series of backbench Labour rebellions to the political fallout over the prime minister’s ill-fated [decision to appoint](/news/2026/4/20/uk-pm-starmer-admits-mistaken-call-on-mandelson-rejects-calls-to-resign
local elections as proof his party is best positioned to confront what he described as the “extreme populist change” offered by Reform UK and the Greens. As Labour assessed a disastrous set of results