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poll of more than 1,000 party members shows a sharp rise in the number of members dissatisfied with Starmer’s leadership – in October just 28% said the prime minister should resign if Labour suffered
results. Labour’s woes were already evident as the country woke up on Friday morning, with the governing party losing more than 258 seats and Nigel Farage’s populist party Reform UK gaining 382 seats
leadership race. But there is no ignoring the fact that a woeful set of results for Labour would put the prime minister's wobbly future in even more doubt. The party is "dark and desperate
Labour Party. The elections will determine the composition of some 5,000 local council seats, a number of mayoral positions across England, as well as seats in the Scottish and Welsh devolved parliaments. Polls opened
poll ratings for Labour. More than 30 Labour MPs have publicly called for the prime minister to resign or to set out a timetable for his departure in the wake of the results. However
polls and a devastating set of election results. The only problem? He's not an MP - a requirement to stand as Labour leader. In January, he was knocked back by Labour's ruling national executive
leadership contest requires the endorsement of 81 Labour MPs, 20 percent of the party in the Commons. Potential challengers to Starmer include Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, and Greater Manchester
Polls throughout the election campaign had suggested Plaid Cymru and [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) were neck and neck in the race to be the largest party in the Senedd, pushing once dominant Welsh Labour
results](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) on May 7, which saw the party losing 1,498 local council seats in England, mainly to Reform and the Greens, and losing control of the Welsh Senedd, galvanised opposition to Starmer among
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 UK, with
party to achieve it. After polls closed on Thursday night, Labour's Irranca-Davies said: "We know this has been a tough election campaign, fought in difficult circumstances. "After many years in government in Wales
result is that even local contests can take on national significance. ## Starmer’s ‘referendum’ The vote comes as Starmer is politically weakened. A YouGov poll conducted in April suggested that 70 percent of respondents believed
Labour. But despite heavy Conservative losses in England, Scotland and Wales, there is no hint of leadership speculation surrounding Badenoch. That might seem strange for a party that has had such a bad night
poll [put in the lead of all parties](/news/2025/7/3/could-far-right-reform-really-in-a-uks-general-election-now) in terms of popularity with voters this time last year. Starmer insists he will lead Labour into the next election, however, and the party has never
result you’ll regret. Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria voted early today. Here they are arriving at a polling station in Westminster. , which could result in [Starmer facing a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer). The report from UCL’s Policy Lab, using research from
results suffered by a governing party in more than three decades. It has prompted calls from MPs for Starmer to resign. So far, he has refused to consider that, describing his government
party system of Labour and the Conservatives has been smashed, with Reform taking the most votes, and the Greens, Conservatives, Labour and the centrist Liberal Democrats bunched up behind. While Starmer does not have
poll, told us that the reassuring thing was that voters didn't really hate Labour, but "they did hate Keir". A senior Labour figure said to me "everyone in Wales is saying this