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The Guardian Politics7 May 2026

Local elections results timeline: when do the key battlegrounds across England, Wales and Scotland report?

Labour is resigned to losses but who its voters switch to will be crucial in shaping the new political landscape Labour is braced for a brutal set of local election results that will define either the next phase of Keir Starmer’s prime ministership or bring about the end of it. Party strategists expect losses of close to 2,000 seats across England, Wales and Scotland but the damage could be a lot worse. The danger for the prime minister is not whether Labour loses heavily but where those losses

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The Guardian Politics7 May 2026

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

Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge Polling has opened across England, Scotland and Wales in a series of local, mayoral and parliamentary contests – the biggest electoral test Keir Starmer and the Labour government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised for a set of results that could fundamentally change the political la

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Local elections LIVE: Keir Starmer facing meltdown as voters head to polls

Voters are taking to the polls for the local elections - follow live

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Conservative Home7 May 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Why Labour has a Keir problem and Kemi has a Tory problem

Neither can expect a pleasant local election night though Starmer may feel it harder. However both have a similar yet problem to address: People like Badenoch but are still unconvinced by the Tories. Labour has watched its leader alienate most of his electoral coalition. The post Lord Ashcroft: Why Labour has a Keir problem and Kemi has a Tory problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Zack Polanski's approval rating enters freefall in humiliating blow for Green leader

Zack Polanski's unfavourable ratings have nearly doubled since January as the Green Party antisemitism scandal deepens ahead of Thursday's local elections.

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Nigel Farage effigy stabbed, strangled and hanged in sickening video, as elections loom

A masked individual has been filmed stabbing, strangling and mock executing a Nigel Farage effigy in a sickening social media video days before local elections.

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

Millions across England, Scotland and Wales to vote in key elections

The polls on Thursday will be the biggest test of public opinion since the general election in 2024.

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Disaster for Starmer as Labour face almost total wipeout in one of UK’s biggest cities

One UK city could turn its back on Labour at the local elections on May 7.

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election

After first blaming Royal Mail, Cardiff council now says some ballot packs have not been printed.

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election

After first blaming Royal Mail, Cardiff council now says some ballot packs have not been printed.

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

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

As Labour faces record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections, prime minister says rivals are unfit to lead Labour is braced for record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ Zack Polanski were “not fit to meet this moment of great global instability” and that only Labour was putting the national interest first. Con

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Labour 'going down in ball of flames' and voters 'want Keir gone'

Political earthquake expected in Wales, threatening the Prime Minister's future as voters opt for Reform UK and Plaid Cymru

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