Local elections 2026 so far as Keir Starmer suffers huge blows and Reform UK wins big
Keir Starmer's Labour suffered a damaging night in the local elections 2026, losing more than 200 councillors as Nigel Farage's Reform UK picked up over 300 seats and the Greens made gains across England.
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