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The 2026 local elections were Labour’s first big test under Keir Starmer, and the verdict was brutal. Reform, Greens and Lib Dems gained ground at the cost of Labour and Tories. Today’s HT Number Theory looks at what this means for politics in the UK.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/labour-staring-at-the-end-of-the-road-in-uk-number-theory-101778462758524.html

#KeirStarmer #UK #Labour #Conservative #Reform #Green #LibDems #UKPolitics #Politics #Elections #DataViz

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Deadly Headshot 2d ago

@gwynnion
Except for the UK Liberal party who merged with the SDP in the '90s to become the #LibDems, planted themselves firmly in the centre, then the Overton window shifted and they're now considered to be centre-leftwing?

Cllr Richard Kemp CBE, O.M.2d ago

I have spent the day as part of the Liverpool European Festival Parade through the City. "The world in one city", is the view of Liverpool Liberal Democrats. #Liverpool #Libdems

Richard Michael Blaber 2d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales#England-banner. STILL not the full #Council #results in #England, even on Sunday - but now 135 out of 136. Changes in numbers of #Councillors: #Labour lost 1,193; #ReformUK gained 1,349; #Tories lost 428; #Greens gained 376; #LibDems gained 143; #Others lost 243. Changes in #Council #control: Labour lost 36; Tories lost 8; #Reform gained 14; @thegreenparty gained 5; LibDems gained 3; No Overall Control (NOC)/Others gained 22.

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area

The Guardian

sheislaurence 3d ago

So #Lambeth seems poised to be one of the last councils in #London to declare the winner of the #localelections, with high stakes and apparently very upset #Labour councillors asking for recounts where there are small margins. We are now 1 seat away from Labour losing its historical majority.

#GreenParty #LibDems #ukpol

JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸3d ago

“PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled”

Give Starmer a break…at least he didn’t invite back tony blair - yet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k2vyw88n8o

#farage #nigelfarage #reform #reformuk #ukpol #ukpolitics #uk #britain #british #elections #election #corruption #dishonesty #racism #racist #racists #farright #extremeright #fascist #fascism #fascists #labour #labourparty #tory #tories #libdem #libdems #green #greens #greenparty #greenpartyuk #zackpolanski #starmer

Sir Keir Starmer makes Gordon Brown an envoy as he seeks reset after Labour election losses

Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.

BBC News

Richard Michael Blaber 3d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/liberal-democrats-lib-dems-ed-davey-elections. The #LibDems love to position themselves as "centrist" & "moderate" - ignoring the fact that the #centre isn't a fixed point, but moves, & has been moving, further & further to the #right, with the rest of the #political #spectrum, for a very long time now. It may be reasonable to talk about counteracting the #threat from #ReformUK; but to lump them & @thegreenparty together is (a) insulting the #Greens; & (b) not very sensible #politics, given the LDs may need to go

Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

Party makes gains in Portsmouth and Richmond upon Thames in local elections but loses a Scottish stronghold

The Guardian

Richard Michael Blaber 3d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales#England-banner. 129 out of 136 #Council #results declared (overall #change in seats): #Labour has lost 1,051 #Councillors; #ReformUK has gained 1,276; the #Tories have lost 427; @thegreenparty have gained 306; the #LibDems have gained 142; & "Others" have lost 242. Overall change in council #control: Labour have lost 32; the Tories, 8; No Overall Control (NOC), 20; but #Reform have gained 13; the #Greens, 4; & the #LibDems, 3.

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area

The Guardian

dounowhoiam.bsky.social 3d ago

🚨 Political post warning! 🚨 If you had the audacity to vote #Reform in last Thursday's election, I'm utterly disappointed with you. If you wanted to protest against #Labour you could have chosen #Greens or #LibDems - instead of a islamophobic, racist, transphobic party.

Richard Michael Blaber 3d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales#Wales-banner. The #Welsh #Senedd #results: Plaid Cymru, 43; #ReformUK, 34; #Labour, 9; #Conservatives, 7; #Greens, 2; #LibDems, 1. The #election was by means of a new system, that of a closed Party list system in 16 multi-member constituencies, each returning 6 #members of the Senedd, 96 in total. 49 are required for a majority. The result is an absolute disaster for Labour, & - once again - sees #Reform profiting at the expense of the #Tories.

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area

The Guardian