BBC Politics8 May 2026
Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats
So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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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Conservative Home8 May 2026
Horrible results for Labour, good for Reform but ‘just about managing’ is the probably best the Tories can expect
It never was going to be a glorious morning for the Conservatives, but I the ‘sit rep’ right now is a beleaguered but unbowed acceptance of baked in expectations. Watching the Labour party take a beating less than two years after a landslide, as Dorothy said, folks, we are not in Kansas anymore. The post Horrible results for Labour, good for Reform but ‘just about managing’ is the probably best the Tories can expect appeared first on Conservative Home.
Express Politics8 May 2026
Starmer humiliated as Miliband already 'in secret talks with PM to resign'
Ed Miliband has privately urged Sir Keir Starmer to set a resignation timetable amid fears Labour will descend into a bitter leadership contest
Express Politics8 May 2026
This is historic! A Labour apocalypse and Reformquake'- politics will never be the same
Reform UK have made staggering gains in councils across the country as Labour and Tories suffer seismic collapse
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BBC Politics8 May 2026
Six things to watch out for in the Scottish election
Results are expected to be announced across the country from early on Friday afternoon.
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Conservative Home8 May 2026
Local elections live blog: Early results show Labour losses even higher than expected
Reform UK and the Lib Dems are also making big gains from the Conservatives. The post Local elections live blog: Early results show Labour losses even higher than expected appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Potholes – that’s what voters care about. But you wouldn’t know it from the local elections coverage | Simon Jenkins
As I bounced dangerously around a Sussex road, I was reminded of the parlous state of our highways – and the serious neglect of local issues It’s the potholes, stupid. Despite the attempts of national politicians to pretend otherwise, the local elections should have been about potholes. Believe it or not, the state of our roads beat the cost of living, the NHS and immigration as the top election issue in the final YouGov poll. They ranked highest in the Local Government Association’s list of lo
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Conservative Home8 May 2026
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Ministers on the campaign trail – good or bad?
When voters are asking national questions, it is only right that national leaders provide national answers. Silence would not depoliticise the issue; it would simply leave a vacuum for speculation. Local elections are a moment to highlight the partnership between national and local government. The post Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Ministers on the campaign trail – good or bad? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Sky News Politics8 May 2026
Have election results decided Starmer's fate?
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Express Politics8 May 2026
POLL: Should Keir Starmer resign after local elections? Vote here
Readers can vote in our online poll on whether the PM should quit in the wake of the local elections.
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BBC Politics8 May 2026
Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come
Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.
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Sky News Politics8 May 2026
English council elections: What the results so far are telling us, in maps and charts
Labour have lost around half of the seats they were defending so far, as Reform have made massive gains in council elections for the second year running.
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