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Financial Times • May 8, 2026 01:23

Labour suffers heavy early local election losses as Reform surges

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More than 5,000 council seats are up for grabs in England, as parties also vie for control of the Scottish parliament and Welsh Senedd

Story Timeline

Tue 04:00 - Financial Times

What is at stake in Britain’s elections?

Tue 06:48 - DN (SE)

Parkteatern makes a satirical election review

Wed 00:15 - BBC Politics

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

Wed 13:30 - France 24

UK local elections: What does it mean to be Scottish today?

Wed 15:16 - BBC Politics

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Wed 17:25 - BBC Politics

When will the elections results come in?

Thu 10:27 - Euronews

Watch: potholes or Europe? Decoding Britain’s local elections

Thu 12:34 - Al Jazeera English

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

Thu 22:15 - BBC Politics

Six things to watch out for in the Scottish election

Fri 01:23 - Financial Times

Labour suffers heavy early local election losses as Reform surges

Fri 04:40 - BBC Politics

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

Different Perspectives

Al Jazeera English

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12:34

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

Voters in England, Scotland and Wales are casting their ballots in local elections.

BBC Politics

5 articles

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04:40

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.

22:15

Six things to watch out for in the Scottish election

Results are expected to be announced across the country from early on Friday afternoon.

17:25

When will the elections results come in?

In Scotland and Wales counting will begin on Friday, while in England results are expected to start coming overnight.

15:16

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

A final push for votes is under way on the last day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales.

00:15

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

A mesmerising mix of results are expected after candidates make their final pitches, our political editor writes.

DN (SE)

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06:48

Parkteatern makes a satirical election review

Politisk satir, världsmusik och experimentella kvällsföreställningar. Parkteatern bjuder under sommaren på scenkonst av alla slag – på Stockholmsscener från Tensta till Skarpnäck.

Euronews

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10:27

Watch: potholes or Europe? Decoding Britain’s local elections

Millions of voters in Britain are heading to the polls in local elections today, and while Europe has barely featured in the campaigns, your reporter wonders if this vote matters …

Financial Times

1 article

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04:00

What is at stake in Britain’s elections?

Reform, the Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems are hoping to make gains at the expense of the two mainstream parties

France 24

1 article

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13:30

UK local elections: What does it mean to be Scottish today?

As British voters head to the polls for local elections on May 7, Elena Pompei, a journalist with ENTR’s English-language team, takes us to Scotland, where she has been reporting …