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elections, where Labour is also likely to lose ground, having once been on course to take power. YouGov’s final MRP model of the 2026
2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Labour has [suffered heavy losses](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales) across England, Scotland and Wales, losing
losing that status. Now it is facing serious questions about its record, especially on the biggest area of Welsh government spending - the NHS. The health service regularly appears in the top three concerns for voters
lose 1,900 councillors on 7 May – 74% of the number of seats the party currently holds that are up for re-election. Such a result would be the worst local election performance
losing their protected status. Though India’s Supreme Court called the High Court’s observations “factually incorrect”, the spark was lit, turning the tensions into India’s longest-running [ethnic violence](/features/2026/4/22/why-is-indias-manipur-burning-for-three-years), which entered