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9 resultsfor “Liberal Democrats local government election predictions”

Politics

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Liberal Democrats expect to gain some councils too. The veteran academic of London's politics, Tony Travers, a politics professor at the London School of Economics, says the capital may be about to witness

BBC NewsMay 1
Politics

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

elected SNP MSP Ivan McKee thanked voters in his Glasgow constituency “for rejecting those that seek to divide our communities”, but despite making fewer inroads than some polls had predicted, Reform picked up 17 seats

The Guardian WorldMay 9
Politics

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

government without entering formal coalition agreements with Labour or the Green party. Labour’s predicted losses are so catastrophic that some polls put the party in fourth place, after the Greens. Several polls suggest Eluned

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

governments, have it hard but of course we will reflect on what we’re hearing from the electorate. There’s a lot of frustration.” Starmer and his allies have long known that the local

The Guardian WorldMay 8
Politics

What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?

election debate](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2r89y9n3go), Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord claimed that "people arriving immediately to Glasgow, the asylum city of the UK, are given priority, they are jumping the queue" for services

BBC NewsApr 28
Politics

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

predictions dire and even one of his predecessors as Labour leader, Ed Miliband, had reportedly [told Keir Starmer](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-resignation-ed-miliband-labour-tzvlmjxzc) he should set a timetable for his resignation if the results were

The Guardian WorldMay 8
Politics

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

predicted then there will have to be a change of leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told

BBC NewsMay 7
Politics

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

predicted to have a dire set of results in May, with elections taking place across Scotland, Wales and English councils that are likely to lead to gains for the Green party and Reform. In Birmingham

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

locally as we offer leadership to all of Wales. As the story of this election has emerged today, it has become clear that Wales has demanded change of leadership. “My sense of service

The Guardian WorldMay 8