English local elections on May 1 mark the first time widespread voting has happened in the UK since last year’s general election. They are therefore the first big test for the Labour government ...

Local election results live: Reform wins spate of councils as Farage gloats that Tories are ‘finished’ - Reform snatched a dramatic victory in the Runcorn by-election, beating Labour by six votes ...

4 Takeaways From England’s Local Elections Britain’s two main parties suffered significant losses in municipal and mayoral votes as Reform U.K., a right-wing populist party, surged ahead.

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - A British lawmaker from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, James McMurdock, has removed himself from ...

Voters across parts of England on Thursday will choose a new lawmaker, mayors and councillors in local elections expected to favour the right-wing populist Reform UK party and deal a blow to ...

There are 1,641 local councillor vacancies up for election this week, in 1,401 wards. Reform are contesting more seats than any other party.

Britain’s populist, anti-immigration party Reform UK has beaten Labour by a tiny margin in a by-election, dealing the government a mid-term setback and ruffling the country’s historically ...

The UK now has two regional mayors representing the Reform party, following English local elections on May 1. This is the first time anyone from the party has held a government position at any level.

Home Politics the explainer Local elections 2025: where are they and who is expected to win? Reform UK is predicted to make large gains, with 23 councils and six mayor-run regions up for grabs ...

Reform's local-election triumphs mean "it is going to have to start running social care, transport, schools and collecting the bins".

Reform are tied with Labour leaving the Conservatives lagging behind a week before the local elections, national voting intention polling shows. This will be the first election since Labour’s ...