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Wales. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party [won the most seats](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgp5ryv4qno), for the fifth election in a row, while Labour again performed
Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales), enough to push the party into third place, with Reform and Plaid Cymru vying for first. Labour is on track for its worst-ever local election performance
Labour Party MPs have indicated that if the party performs poorly in Scotland, loses power in Wales, and fails to hold many of the roughly 2,500 council seats it is defending in England, then
Labour losing control of councils, but to no overall control rather than any one other party taking control. Redditch, Hartlepool, Tamworth, Exeter, Tameside, Southampton and Wandsworth are all examples of this. The Green Party
perform sufficiently well in England, Wales and Scotland to be able to argue Reform are the principal opposition to the Labour Party across Great Britain. He has argued the elections
party's chances. As one of many disaffected Labour or former Labour voters in Scotland tells me: "It's been shambles after shambles." He used to deliver leaflets for Sarwar. This election
Labour, which has governed continuously since the creation of the Senedd in 1999, is now under extreme pressure. A strong performance by Plaid Cymru could push Wales towards a more competitive, multi-party system, where
party and Reform in second. Labour has suffered its worst ever result in Wales Vote shares in Welsh Senedd elections since devolution in 1999 Labour Conservatives Plaid Cymru SNP Lib Dems Reform Greens UKIP
performing. It has been elected under a promise of improving public services and it will be keen to show it's making a difference - such as in bringing down Wales' huge NHS waiting times
Wales, where Labour's continuous streak in power since devolution in 1999 is under threat. Labour also has a lot to lose in England, where the party has a majority on or leads many
performed badly in the biggest set of elections to be held since its landslide election victory in 2024. The polls were seen by many as a key test for Sir Keir's leadership. Labour lost
Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) should become clear by around 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
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 than 1,400 councillors across
performance. In [an article for the Sunday Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/labour-snp-scotland-election-jack-mcconnell-vxth23dxd), he suggested the election strategy lacked ambition and was "never going to galvanise Scottish voters". "Scottish Labour must develop a vision and plan that
performs strongly, Labour strategists will worry less about isolated local setbacks and more about the emergence of a durable anti-establishment challenger capable of eating into Labour’s old coalition in towns the party once
party leaders taking part it is a chance to sell themselves and their policies to undecided voters, but it's not without peril. Mistakes can be made during a live debate. It could
election. Labour has previously faced criticism from its political opponents after failing to hit targets set out in its April 2022 Covid recovery plan. Its overall record on the NHS after 27 years in power
party, which could frustrate those close to Andy Burnham, the regional mayor, who is understood to have plans for a “radical rewiring” of the state as part of a Labour leadership bid. The danger
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
performance of the government, or the sustained success of [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party), but rather the change in the system from a creaking two-party system a year ago to a fully-fledged system