BBC Politics9 May 2026
'Starmer's done nothing for the country': Why one heartland council abandoned Labour
In Barnsley, south Yorkshire, 50 years of Labour rule ended on Friday with Reform UK taking control.
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BBC Politics9 May 2026
We welcome scrutiny, Reform UK says after major election gains
The party's Zia Yusuf says it won't take voters for granted, following its sweeping election gains.
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BBC Politics9 May 2026
Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says
A Reform UK spokesman says the party will "welcome scrutiny", following its sweeping election gains.
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Express Politics9 May 2026
Keir Starmer thought he had a lifeline after Labour carnage - but Nigel Farage just cut it
PM Keir Starmer had his survival strategy all mapped out. But he didn't reckon on Nigel Farage.
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Express Politics9 May 2026
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Readers can vote in our online poll on whether they think Reform UK can win the next general election.
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BBC Politics8 May 2026
Reform election gains show historic shift in British politics, says Farage
Labour and the Conservatives suffer losses at the expense of Reform across England.
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Express Politics8 May 2026
Nigel Farage makes major promise to Britain after stunning election victory
Reform UK have re-drawn the political map in England with Labour also suffering historic defeats in Wales and Scotland
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control
Sunderland, Barnsley, Gateshead and South Tyneside among councils reporting gains for Farage’s party • Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Nigel Farage chose Sunderland for the launch of Reform UK’s local election campaign because, he said, it was where he had first sensed the “big political earthquake” underfoot. A decade ago next month, the city was the first to declare its vote in the Brexit referendum – a thumping 61% opting to leave the EU – and the aftershocks are still being fe
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains
Party has success in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peaked Nigel Farage hailed sweeping election wins for Reform UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. Reform made advances in heartland areas of both parties, clocking up substantial early results in the English local elections by taking control of Essex county council, Havering, its first London
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control
First time Welsh nationalist party has enough support to run Wales, while also blocking momentum of Reform UK Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Plaid Cymru is on course to declare victory in the Welsh Senedd elections, a result that would simultaneously end nearly 30 years of Labour dominance in devolved politics in Wales and block the momentum of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. By early Friday evening, with 14 of 16 constituencies declared, the c
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BBC Politics8 May 2026
Reform UK takes control of Sunderland City Council
Labour ran the council for more than 50 years but a new raft of Reform councillors are now in power.
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast
It has been a crushing set of local and devolved elections for Labour, with Reform UK making huge gains across the country and the Greens winning in London. Keir Starmer is under pressure to announce a timeline for his departure – yet he insists he will not walk away Continue reading...
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