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Local elections 2026: Labour to lose 75% of council seats, polling guru predicts

Lord Hayward said Sir Keir Starmer's party will be down some 1,850 councillors after the polls close on May 7

Evening Standard

‘Young people should be represented by someone their own age’: Meet the youngsters vying for local council seats

Young people lacking representation in local government are fighting to be recognised. Harriette Boucher spoke to young candidates running in the May elections about why their voices are needed in politics

The Independent UK

Even ex-Reform voters are considering backing the Green Party, its newest MP says

Hannah Spencer tells Millie Cooke that Reform voters, disappointed by the party’s progress after it vowed to challenge the establishment, are turning to the Greens amid growing disenchantment with politics

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Iran war ‘could turbocharge Labour's collapse in London’ as poll shows 19 councils at risk

Polls have predicted a woeful set of results for Sir Keir Starmer’s party at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard

Starmer's Gorton by-election visit fuels Labour hopes as Reform's fall after Farage heads to Chagos Islands

Labour, the Greens and Reform have been battling it out ahead of the by-election polling day on Thursday

Evening Standard

'Shy Labour voters' could save Starmer from defeat by Reform or Greens in Gorton by-election says polls expert

The three parties are ramping up their campaigns ahead of polling day on February 26

Evening Standard

'We'll win boroughs in London,' says Nigel Farage as Reform targets string of councils in May local elections

Bexley, Bromley, Havering and Hillingdon are believed to be on his party’s radar for the looming town hall polls

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Exclusive: Labour facing 'fierce battles' to keep hold of at least 12 London boroughs in May local elections

Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster

Evening Standard

The key moments that could ‘decide fate of Keir Starmer’ next year

Lord Robert Hayward has warned of a number of heavy Labour defeats in 2026

The Independent UK

Front door to UK House of Lords does not work despite hefty £9.6 million price tag

Despite the costly works, the door must have a security officer manning it at all times, in order to press the button which opens it — otherwise it does not work.

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U-turns on controversial policies won’t win back lost voters, Starmer warned

Pollsters say PM’s climbdown on winter fuel payment cuts risks making him look ‘insecure’ amid growing speculation of a leadership challenge

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch calls for Trump-style mass deportations and Thatcher statue in scramble to tackle Reform threat

Facing catastrophic results at Thursday’s local elections, the Tory leader has thrown the kitchen sink at an attempt to win over Reform voters

The Independent UK

Tories face 'losing 500 seats' in election hammering by Reform in North and Lib Dems in London commuter belt

The town hall polls are a test of Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage’s leaderships

Evening Standard

Pollster predicts grim local elections for Starmer and Badenoch with Reform surge

The local elections, which will be the first big electoral test since last summer’s general election, will see the Tories lose around 500 seats, a leading pollster has predicted

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Kemi Badenoch braces Tories to lose scores of seats at 'extremely difficult' local elections

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is expected to gain dozens of seats

The Independent UK

The Rupert Lowe row has exposed Reform UK’s dysfunction under Nigel Farage

IN DEPTH: News analysis: Hidden behind the facade of positive opinion polls, Reform UK is embroiled in an ego-driven civil war, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Top pollster Sir John Curtice says Farage’s Reform challenge is real

Leading polling experts Professor John Curtice, Lord Hayward and Luke Tryl explain why the surge in support for Reform UK, coupled with a historic collapse for Labour, is a genuine trend in British politics

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch 'own goals' hitting their leadership campaigns on Day Two of Tory conference

The ‘stuttering’ of their campaigns is leaving room for James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat to gain momentum

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The great election turn-off: the true scale of millennials and Gen Z who won’t vote

Exclusive: New polling reveals that those aged between 18 and 34 feel disenfranchised by the political parties

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak faces triple by-election washout, polling gurus warn

Exclusive: Rishi Sunak has been warned by Britain’s top pollsters that his party faces failure in three upcoming by-elections

The Independent UK

Record swing in Selby but Starmer faces ‘serious questions’ as Labour fails to take Uxbridge

Labour had been widely expected to overturn a 7,000 majority in the outer London seat, but candidate Danny Beales fell short

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

All eyes in Westminster will be on Thursday’s by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome

The Independent UK

Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Sunak to face crunch by-elections as Tories battle to keep seats

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to ‘step up’ campaigning as he ‘braces for worst-case scenario by-election’

A Tory polling guru said the former prime minister would lose his Uxbridge and Ruislip in a by-election

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