3 h. ago Local elections 2025: Live results map for every council and mayoral race

The local election results are being declared as councils tally up votes

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to listen to voters amid Labour anger over by

Keir Starmer said Labour understood people's frustrations and vowed to go 'further and faster' to bring about change after a bruising local election night saw Reform make gains

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4 h. ago Harry calls for Home Secretary to review security body after losing appeal

After the decision on Friday, Harry told the BBC he would ask Yvette Cooper to ‘look at this very, very carefully’.

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5 h. ago Prince Harry asks PM Keir Starmer to step in – and says some will never forgive him

The Duke of Sussex has called both on the Prime Minister and Home Secretary to intervene in the case following his court defeat today, calling the ruling a 'stitch-up'

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7 h. ago The truth about the rival who Andrea Jenkyns mocked for her 'South African accent'

Lincolnshire was at the centre of Reform's political earthquake that has left Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party trembling after Dame Andrea won in every area of the county bar one.

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7 h. ago English local elections live: Farage says ‘it’s the beginning of the end of the Conservative party’ after sweeping Reform triumphs

Starmer acknowledges ‘disappointing’ results as Badenoch says it was ‘always going to be a very difficult set of elections’Local elections: full mayoral and council resultsStarmer under fire from Labour MPs after Runcorn lossIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Conservatives and Labour lose ground to Reform in local elections

Votes were continuing to be counted in council and mayoral contests on Friday afternoon.

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8 h. ago English local elections live: Starmer and Badenoch downbeat as Reform continues success with council victories

PM acknowledges ‘disappointing’ results as Tory leader says it was ‘always going to be a very difficult set of elections’Local elections: full mayoral and council resultsStarmer under fire from Labour MPs after Runcorn lossIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago English local elections live: Starmer and Badenoch downbeat as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory

PM acknowledges ‘disappointing’ results as Tory leader says it was ‘always going to be a very difficult set of elections’Local elections: full mayoral and council resultsStarmer under fire from Labour MPs after Runcorn lossIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Reform UK win symbolic Labour area in bitter blow for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer's Labour lost control of Durham council back in 2021 for the first time in a century - and now Reform UK candidates have won a majority

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9 h. ago The truth about the rival who Andrea Jenkyns said was not even from this country because of her 'accent'

Lincolnshire was at the centre of Reform's political earthquake that has left Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party trembling after Dame Andrea won in every area of the county bar one.

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9 h. ago Reform avalanche sees Farage win control of first councils as voters punish Labour and Starmer bemoans 'disappointing' local elections

Nigel Farage's jubilant party now has a majority on Staffordshire County Council as a stunning set of results take shape.

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9 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer hits out at Reform voting against bill stopping boats crossing English Channel

The Prime Minister was speaking after the local elections

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9 h. ago Reform avalanche sees Farage win control of first council as voters punish Labour and Starmer bemoans 'disappointing' local elections

Nigel Farage's jubilant party now has a majority on Staffordshire County Council as a stunning set of results take shape.

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10 h. ago English local elections live: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory

PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six votesLocal elections: full mayoral and council resultsReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by

‘Reform are in business. They are a major challenge,’ says polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

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11 h. ago English local elections: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory – live

PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six votesLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer insists 'I get it' after Labour crashes to defeat against Reform in Runcorn by

The dire by-election result came as Reform made gains against both Labour and the Conservatives across England.

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11 h. ago Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

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