These councils will soon be abolished under a new local government reorganisation programme The entrance to a polling station in Plymouth.(Image: Matt Gilley/PlymouthLive) The Government has announced that 29 council elections will be postponed as part of a plan to reorganise English local authorities. The postponements were announced by Steve Reed on Thursday. The Housing…
Labour is facing “fierce battles” to retain control in at least 12 London boroughs at the May local elections, says a leading pollster. Lord Hayward expects Sir Keir Starmer’s party to have a “torrid time” as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats out of just over 1,800 up for grabs in London. Now,…
A lower turn-out was seen just seven months after the May local elections Owen Ferron (centre, blue jacket) is the new Reform UK councillor for the Long Eaton North division(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) Reform UK have narrowly retained a seat on Derbyshire County Council following a snap by-election caused by the sudden resignation of…
Monday 06 October 2025 2:07 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Nigel Farage’s party won a barnstorming victory in previously-Tory Kent in May’s local elections, alongside nine other county councils, in part over promises to slash spending. (Photo by…
Lee Anderson is currently the only Reform UK MP in Nottinghamshire Reform UK’s Lee Anderson pictured after retaining his Ashfield seat for Reform UK(Image: Joseph Raynor/Nottingham Post) A major poll has predicted that Reform UK would dominate in terms of Nottinghamshire MPs if a general election were held tomorrow. YouGov’s seat-by-seat analysis, based on a…
The proposed reorganisation of council boundaries was probably not the issue which prompted British voters to elect hundreds of Reform councillors at May’s local elections. Nigel Farage’s surging party won 677 seats and gained control of ten councils, including Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. There, a choice about whether the districts of Gedling or Rushcliffe…
The latest Electoral Calculus MRP poll, published on 30 June — almost a year on from the general election — suggests that both MPs representing constituencies in the Eastleigh local government area could lose their seats to anti-immigration party Reform UK if a general election were held tomorrow. In Eastleigh, Reform is now predicted to…
PADDOCK WOOD, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage addresses supporters and the media (Image: Getty Images) Nigel Farage could pull off the unthinkable and lead Reform UK into Government — if he can push his party’s national support to at least 30%, a leading pollster has said. Chris Hopkins said the…
Yahoo UK’s poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week’s hot topics. After the poll closes, we’ll publish and analyse the results each Friday, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK…
Thursday was defined by sweeping gains for Reform UK, which ultimately gained control of 10 councils, two mayoralties, and won 677 seats. Farage’s party also won the Westminster by-election for Runcorn and Helsby – one of Labour’s safest seats. Mark Broadhurst, who was elected as a councillor in the Hatfield ward of Doncaster, reposted an image of…