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Labour's decline, First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat and announced she would step down as leader of the Welsh party. In Scotland
party having lost half of the English council seats it was defending, the scale of the Labour electoral calamity in Scotland
party won 58 seats, with 65 needed for a majority. Labour, who not so long ago harboured ambitions of toppling the SNP, finished a distant second on 17 seats - tied with [Reform, who made their
party’s first minister, Eluned Morgan, lost her seat. Labour could slump to third place in Scotland
party’s first minister, Eluned Morgan, lost her seat. Labour could slump to third place in Scotland
lost more than 2,000 in 1995, when his government was mired in endless corruption scandals. ## Will Starmer have to resign as prime minister over this? Labour Party MPs have indicated that if the party
Labour lost four seats last week, returning just 17 of the 129 seats available. Sarwar refused to be drawn on how long he would continue as leader and did not commit to leading his party
Labour party has lost hundreds of seats, while** **the rightwing party Reform UK has made inroads in England’s local elections.** Results have not yet been declared in [Scotland
seats were included In Scotland, Labour suffered as the [Scottish National party capitalised on a divided vote](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/john-swinney-declares-victory-for-snp-in-holyrood-elections). As Reform made gains, largely at the expense of the Conservatives, Labour failed to translate
party](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/green-party) are expected to gain ground in England, while in Scotland the SNP is likely to top the polls and in Wales Plaid Cymru is hoping to do the same. Early results
seats and gained control of 14 councils, both from the Conservatives - for example in Suffolk and Essex - but also in traditional Labour areas such as Sunderland and Barnsley. It also came second in the Welsh
lost.” He said he stood by his demands in January for Starmer to quit as UK Labour leader and prime minister. “My party is hurting today and it’s my job to hold it together
lost their seats on the same council. Labour have been winning elections in Wales since before Sir David Attenborough was even born. Until today that is. Sir Steve Houghton had been the Labour leader
lost 22 Senedd seats to finish in fifth place. With counting in Scotland still ongoing, the BBC is projecting that the Conservatives could finish fifth with 13 or 14 seats. Kemi Badneoich has insisted there
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 ally and central figure in the Brexit movement
lost seats but there were some bright spots in places like Harlow in Essex, where the party held the council. Meanwhile, the Tories are facing a battle to win back Westminster and Wandsworth councils
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
Scotland or Wales. But nonetheless, there are trends that we can take a look at. Reform are ahead, winning the most votes, as they did in last year's local elections. And behind them there
lost their seats in the House of Lords this week, which left No 10 forced to strike a deal with opposition parties in a bid to get the legislation through. In return, the Conservative party
seat while in office. She immediately resigned in a concession speech. The party announced on Saturday that Ken Skates, MS for Fflint Wrecsam and former cabinet secretary for transport, would serve as interim leader