Reform UK, Local Elections and British Labour Party
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The Conservatives did enjoy some success in the capital. They regained Westminster City Council from Labour and became the largest party in Wandsworth. They also held on to their majority in Bexley, Bromley, Hillingdon, and in Kensington and Chelsea.
Britons ushered more than 1,300 Reform UK candidates into municipal office, cementing the populist anti-immigration party of Nigel Farage as the new political force on the right.
UK political commentator James Matthewson claims the traditional two-party system in the UK is “done and dusted”.
Reform UK has gained control of Sunderland City Council - ending more than 50 years of Labour control. Reform needed to win 38 seats to take control of the council and has now secured 58. Among the Labour casualties to lose their seat was outgoing council leader Michael Mordey.
Party makes gains in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peaked
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Labour suffers major losses in British local elections as Reform UK surges, prompting multiple Labour MPs to call for PM Keir Starmer's resignation.
Labour party loses more than 1,400 English council seats and crashes out in Welsh and Scottish parliament votes