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SNP wins Scottish election as Reform and Labour tie for second

Labour tie for second The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election, but fallen short of its target of an overall majority at Holyrood. The party won 58 seats

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

election suggests the SNP will fall just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority in the 129-member Scottish parliament, probably needing a coalition with the independence-backing Scottish Greens. Labour

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live Good morning. We are now into the final week of campaigning for the Scottish parliament

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

parliament election in 2021 the SNP won 64 seats – one short of a majority – and the Scottish Conservatives came second with 31. Scottish [Labour

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

parliament for Salford. While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats in local elections since Conservative former Prime Minister John Major lost more than

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

seats needed for a majority in the 129-member Scottish parliament. In Wales – where a new proportional voting system will be in place – voters will elect 96 politicians across 16 constituencies, with six members

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

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

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 and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election and a key test

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Scottish and Welsh parliaments and to councils across England. Robert Hayward, the elections analyst and Conservative peer, has predicted Labour will lose 1,850 council seats

Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop

Labour is expected to fare very badly in Thursday’s elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and councils across England, with losses well above 1,000 council seats

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

Labour has traditionally dominated. Six mayoral elections will also take place in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets in Greater London, as well as nearby Watford. Voters will decide all 129 seats

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

parliament elections. 2026 values taken from current polling Labour's vote share in local council elections Labour's vote share in Wales 0% In Wales, Labour faces a crash in its vote... Labour's vote

John Swinney declares victory for SNP in Holyrood elections

Labour, it enjoyed a shock victory in Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles), with its popular candidate, Donald MacKinnon, narrowly defeating the former SNP minister Alasdair Allan, who has held the seat

Elections 2026 live: counting under way after votes in England, Scotland and Wales

parliament will grow from 60 to 96 members under a new, more proportional electoral system. Labour is expected to lose control of the Senedd for the first time since devolution in 1999, with Plaid Cymru

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

seats in the Scottish and Welsh parliaments for the first time. Prof Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said that the Greens’ failure to make more of an imprint

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

seat number changes 0/136 councils declared ## Elected mayors There were six mayoral elections Awaiting result ### Croydon The list of candidates is: - Rowenna Davis (Labour) - Ben Flook (Reform) - Ben Goldstone (TUSC) - Richard Howard (Lib Dem) - Jose

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

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

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

parliament and, particularly, the Welsh Senedd, Reform was hoping to make an equally dramatic advance. As counting progressed in the two nations on Friday, early results indicated that while the Scottish National party

Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a ‘desperate lie’

parliament rules, a first minister has to be elected by MSPs. The convention is that the largest party is allowed to do so, but Scottish Labour and the Liberal Democrats hope the election results will

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

elected to the Welsh Parliament while the [Scottish Greens also won their first-ever constituencies](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78k79xm2mzo) at the Scottish Parliament. Polanski said some people were voting for the Greens as they were "disillusioned