Express Politics6 May 2026
Where is my polling station? Are there local elections in my area?
Millions of people will cast their votes on Thursday for representatives in their local area.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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Express Politics6 May 2026
When will the local election results be announced? Will there be an exit poll?
Sir Keir Starmer is gearing up for a difficult evening.
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Express Politics6 May 2026
Zack Polanski's popularity slumps after Golders Green Police row
New poll shows the Green Party leader's ratings have dropped in the last week.
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Conservative Home6 May 2026
Honestly, what’s it all for? Do we really understand what local government is about?
Few people outside politics know who their councillor is and yet up and down the country there are people who stand to serve, to deliver, what are really important but dull day to day operations, and they do so for little reward. When choosing them we should at least think what it is they do. The post Honestly, what’s it all for? Do we really understand what local government is about? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026
Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation
Nigel Farage’s party sees local elections as showcase for a sleeker approach borrowing from an unlikely source Nigel Farage was midway through his walkabout of Waltham Abbey when a hunting horn loudly sounded on the Essex market town’s pedestrianised high street. “Oi oiii!” exclaimed the owner of Ouch Tattoos, Rob Chillingworth, putting down the instrument and reaching out a welcoming hand to the approaching Reform UK leader. For Farage, this was the latest stop in a midweek tour of half a dozen
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Express Politics6 May 2026
UK's youngest councillor issues scathing attack on Starmer's Labour - 'Days are numbered'
Ahead of the local elections, Britain's youngest council leader tells RICHARD ASHMORE why Labour is doomed and how he survived a vote of no confidence.
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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026
May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?
Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Scottish, Welsh, and local English elections on Thursday 7 May are a huge test for all the main political parties – and may be existential for Keir Starmer as prime minister and Labour leader. The elections, two years into a Labour government, will see more than 30 million people
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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026
Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union | Rafael Behr
Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state Keir Starmer has neither a heartland nor a stronghold. That is the picture likely to emerge once all the votes in this week’s local and devolved elections have been counted. Council seats in Labour’s traditional northern-English working-class base will fall to Reform UK. Parts of inner London, where the electoral map has been red for decades, will go Green. Rafael B
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Express Politics6 May 2026
Farage says Labour will be 'smashed to smithereens' and predicts early general election
Nigel Farage has predicted Labour will be "smashed to smithereens" in Thursday's Welsh Senedd election and declared an early general election likely
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Express Politics6 May 2026
Green civil war erupts as Zack Polanski's ratings go into freefall ahead of May 7
Former Green leader Caroline Lucas has demanded action on antisemitism as Zack Polanski's personal ratings plunge in the lead up to the May 7th local elections
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BBC Politics6 May 2026
Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow
A mesmerising mix of results are expected after candidates make their final pitches, our political editor writes.
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BBC Politics6 May 2026
Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow
A mesmerising mix of results are expected after candidates make their final pitches, our political editor writes.
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