19 m. ago ‘No simple answers’ for Reform after local election success, senior Tory warns – UK politics live

Shadow chief treasury secretary Richard Fuller says Nigel Farage’s party must do more than just ‘point at problems’‘We can’t just talk to the right’: what will Labour do now?Labour MP Rachael Maskell has urged her party to scrap winter fuel and welfare policies that she said are pushing voters away, reports the PA news agency.The York Central MP told BBC Breakfast that Labour has “special responsibilities” to serve the needs of people.We’re not any other political party, we were created to serve the needs of people across working areas of our country so that people had a real voice of the kind of change that they wanted to see.I think it’s now time, if Labour are going to go further faster, to pick up that voice, to put our fingers on the pulse and to understand that that responsibility that the 1945 government set out putting that safety net in place at the welfare state is on our watch and is our responsibility.People went cold last winter and that’s not what a Labour government s...

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14 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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14 h. ago England 2025 local election results in full: Live updates of council results

Nigel Farage's Reform has routed the Tories and Labour in their backyards, securing a swathe of big authorities for the first time because of a Conservative collapse.

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14 h. ago From Olympians to Love Island stars: How did famous candidates do in the local elections?

A host of famous names appeared on ballot papers across the country as voters went to the polls

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16 h. ago Local elections 2025: All the bombshells from Tory bloodbath to Reform's victories

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage boasted that the results showed the 'beginning of the end of the Conservative Party'. Here The Mirror looks at the key moments from the 2025 local elections

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17 h. ago Full list of councils Reform control following local elections 2025

Reform has taken over a number of councils in the local elections - including Lancashire County Council

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17 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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18 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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19 h. ago Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and control of first councils as Tories and Labour falter

Reform have made huge gains, beating Labour at the Runcorn by-election and seizing control of Staffordshire, Durham and Lincolnshire councils

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19 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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20 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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20 h. ago Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde

The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know itIt’s been a funny old decade. Just over 10 years ago, the comedian Russell Brand was lionised in some quarters for appearing on a Question Time panel with Nigel Farage, and producing what was widely, if bafflingly, interpreted as a brilliant zinger about the then Ukip leader. “He is a pound-shop Enoch Powell,” honked Brand, “and we gotta watch him.” Well now. Perhaps it takes someone who needs to be watched to know someone who needs to be watched. Mr Brand returned to the UK this week from the Florida base of his conspiracist Christian media outlet, appearing in court today on rape and sexual assault charges. He denies them.Anyway: the local elections, where the big thing that people said could never happen seems to be happening. Farage now leads Reform UK, which even last year used to be bundled in the “other” category by political pollsters –...

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21 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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21 h. ago What we have learned so far from England’s local elections and byelection

Results show gains for rightwing Reform UK party and move away from traditional Labour/Conservative duopolyEnglish local elections – latest updatesA series of elections took place across England on Thursday, with the results now coming in. It can seem a confusing picture, but clear lessons are already emerging. Continue reading...

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21 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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22 h. ago Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas and Peter Kellner

Can Farage’s party now claim to be the official opposition? And what lessons should Labour and the Tories learn after a chastening night? Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas, Meral Hussein

Can Farage’s party now claim to be the official opposition? And what lessons should Labour and the Tories learn after a chastening night? Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Local election 2025 key results so far as Reform make huge gains

Results are beginning to come in for the 2025 local and mayoral elections, showing Reform in particular as making huge gains

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23 h. ago Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and raft of council seats as Tories and Labour falter

Results so far show significant loses for the Conservatives and Labour, while Reform have made big gains

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24 h. ago Local elections 2025 results in full as Runcorn is won by just 6 votes

Results for the local elections 2025 - including the Runcorn and Helsby by-election - have been pouring out overnight. Keep up to date with results using our searchable widget

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