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local elections. Here's what comes next. ![Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks, during a meeting with leaders from across society to discuss tackling antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2026
UK,** having gained **more than 1,200 seats and control of 12 councils in England,** according to the Press Association’s tally of the results. Reform leader **Nigel Farage** declared he had ushered
Reform UK said: "We're proud to have run a campaign based on putting the Welsh people first." The Welsh Liberal Democrats hope to return a larger group than in 2021, when the party only
2026, in Romford, England [Dan Kitwood/Getty Images] (Getty) While Reform UK are emerging as the clear winners in England’s local elections, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party are also making inroads. The Greens
UK can convert polling momentum into real council gains. The declaration guide itself flags the possibility of Reform making significant advances there as one of the key storylines of the night. If Reform performs strongly
2026 survey](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2rm8evv7eo) released in March. It said the cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch would be an estimated £18.6bn and it could take
Reform UK surged from fewer than 100 to around 1,450 seats under Farage. Support for Labour evaporated, even in several of its traditional strongholds in London, in former so-called “Red Wall” industrial regions
UK politics live Good morning. We are now into the final week of campaigning for the Scottish parliament, Welsh Senedd and English local elections. Keir Starmer had been planning a big speech today
local election](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) result for the Labour Party last week. Starmer, who has been [dogged by controversy](/news/2026/4/20/uk-pm-starmer-admits-mistaken-call-on-mandelson-rejects-calls-to-resign) over the appointment of Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington
result, says Aamna “is that minority communities are encouraged to fear and distrust one another … it doesn’t only make life harder and less safe for everyone, it weakens the possibility of collective action
2026 right: that it was in the UK's national interest, he believes, not to be directly involved in America and Israel's war on Iran. Labour also emphasise their attempts to improve the health
2026 is unfair, miserably expensive, and only getting worse, they said. The goal of Wednesday’s focus group was to get a deep understanding of life in Makerfield — and how voters there are thinking about
UK leader said: > double quotation markThe Tories tried to remove the gutless Keir Starmer and failed. > > The only way to finally remove the most unpopular and unpatriotic prime minister in our lifetime is to back
UK polls could have more local representatives than any other. For that to come to pass would mean a nasty night for Labour, and the Conservatives. The Tories were second last time round
local election results last month. Burnham was last an MP for the constituency of Leigh until May 2017. Since that year, he has served as mayor of Manchester. Getting back into Parliament
local tests in England, and national ballots in Wales and Scotland - votes another cabinet minister frets "will be a disaster". We've been travelling around Wales this week, and Scotland last week, talking
resulted in ethnic minority families being burnt out of their homes. We also saw it in the race riots that followed the Southport killings in the summer of 2024, which were similarly fuelled by online
result would be the worst local election performance for any prime minister since comparable data began. Starmer already has the poorest local election performance of modern prime ministers — but 2026 could be worse Biggest losses
result of the war in the Middle East. ## In depth: ‘Extreme, hateful, violent attitudes have become normalised’  Protesters yesterday gathered to heckle Keir Starmer
results. We’ll be bringing you the latest on backbench MP Catherine West’s (likely futile) attempt to topple Keir Starmer, alongside the rest of the fallout. Today, though, we kick off with something else