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Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth Labour lost control of the council as support for Reform surged. The last time these councils were up for election, Reform was in its infancy, so it's only possible

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

UK makes gains The scale of the electoral challenge facing [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) was laid bare overnight as the party haemorrhaged councillors at the local elections and Reform made significant gains. Keir Starmer

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face

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

Hartlepool MP, for which he blamed “political cowardice” at the top. “I’ve seen canvassers working night and day in this election and it’s all been for naught, and the reason has absolutely nothing

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

election results showing so far? As counting continues, the populist, anti-immigration Reform UK Party led by Nigel Farage has been sweeping up council seats across the country. It has gained 382 council seats

How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland

UK gained 17 MSPs. In north-east England, if the local election results went better than Reform's wildest dreams, they were the stuff of nightmares for Labour. What Labour and Reform agree

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

Hartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection

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

Hartlepool is one of the first major tests of whether Reform UK can convert polling momentum into real council gains. The declaration guide itself flags the possibility of Reform making significant advances there

Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says

results for the country". Reform UK has gained more than 1,400 councillors across England so far, sweeping aside the Conservatives in Essex and Suffolk, and surging ahead of Labour in its northern and Midlands

Reform election gains show historic shift in British politics, says Farage

UK won hundreds of seats and took control of more councils in England. The Reform leader said his party was showing [it could win in Conservative and Labour heartlands](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz155y9exo), adding he expected