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n chorley 14 42 details 36 4 0 0 1 1 labour 29 8 4 0 1 1 7 7 1 labour colchester 17 51 details 14 19 14 3 0 1 no overall control lib dem lab coalition 12 2 18 1 12 2 3 5 5 1 no overall control crawley 12 1 36 details 25 9 0 0 1 0 labour 21 4 4 6 0 0 10 10 0 labour eastleigh 14 1 39 details 0 1 34 0 0 3 liberal democrats 0 1 34 0 0 3 liberal democrats epping forest 18 54 details 1 26 7 1 1 18 no overall control con minority 1 19 7 6 1 0 1 12 11 16 2 no overall control exeter 13 1 39 details 22 2 4 6 2 2 labour 17 5 1 1 5 1 9 3 4 2 0 no overall control labour minority harlow 11 33 details 15 17 0 0 1 0 conservative 10 5 22 5 0 0 1 0 conservative hart 11 33 details 0 9 12 0 0 12 no overall control cch lib dem coalition 0 8 1 13 1 0 0 12 no overall control havant 12 36 details 9 8 5 6 5 3 no overall control lab lib dem grn coalition 7 2 5 3 5 6 10 5 3 no overall control lab lib dem grn minority coalition hyndburn 11 35 details 22 12 0 1 0 0 labour 17 5 8 4 0 1 8 8 1 1 no overall control ipswich 16 48 details 38 7 3 0 0 0 labour 29 9 5 2 3 1 1 10 10 0 labour lincoln 11 33 details 20 5 6 0 0 2 labour 17 3 2 3 7 1 1 1 4 4 2 labour norwich 13 1 39 details 19 0 3 16 0 1 no overall control lab minority 12 7 0 3 21 5 2 2 1 green pendle 10 33 details 0 11 9 0 1 12 no overall control lib dem ind coalition 0 8 3 7 2 0 5 4 13 1 no overall control preston 16 48 details 26 5 14 0 1 2 labour 22 4 3 2 14 2 2 5 4 2 no overall control redditch 9 27 details 18 5 0 1 0 3 labour 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 8 8 2 1 no overall control rochford 13 2 39 details 0 10 8 1 0 20 no overall control con residents ind coalition 0 7 3 5 3 0 1 13 13 14 6 no overall control reform minority rugby 14 1 42 details 15 16 10 0 0 0 no overall control lab minority 12 3 15 1 12 2 0 3 3 0 no overall control rushmoor 13 1 39 details 16 14 3 1 0 4 no overall control lab minority 17 1 10 4 3 0 1 6 6 3 1 no overall control st albans 20 2 56 details 2 4 43 3 0 2 liberal democrats 2 5 1 44 1 3 0 2 liberal democrats stevenage 13 1 39 details 29 1 6 0 2 0 labour 22 7 1 6 0 10 8 0 labour tamworth 10 52 30 details 16 4 0 1 1 8 labour 14 2 3 1 0 1 10 9 1 1 no overall control labour minority three rivers 13 39 details 3 11 19 3 0 3 no overall control lib dem minority 2 1 14 3 18 1 3 0 2 1 no overall control lib dem minority tunbridge wells 13 2 39 details 4 8 21 0 0 4 liberal democrats 3 1 7 1 25 4 0 0 4 liberal democrats watford 12 36 details 6 0 30 0 0 0 liberal democrats 4 2 0 32 2 0 0 0 liberal democrats welwyn hatfield 16 1 48 details 17 12 e 15 2 0 2 no overall control lab lib dem coalition 16 1 12 15 0 2 3 3 2 no overall control west lancashire 15 45 details 21 14 0 0 0 10 no overall control lab minority 13 8 12 2 0 0 7 7 13 3 no overall control west oxfordshire 16 49 details 10 13 21 4 1 0 no overall control lib dem lab grn coalition 8 2 16 3 20 1 4 1 0 no overall control lib dem lab grn coalition winchester 15 45 details 0 8 32 4 0 1 liberal democrats 0 4 4 36 4 4 0 1 liberal democrats worthing 13 37 details 21 9 0 2 2 3 labour 15 6 6 3 1 1 8 6 5 3 2 1 no overall control labour minority 38 councils 516 20 1 545 standalone by elections edit on the same date some by elections took place in councils with no scheduled elections council ward elected party chelmsford broomfield the walthams seena shah conservative chesterfield staveley north steven roy barlow reform dawn taylor reform east hertfordshire little hadham the pelhams jeff jones conservative gloucestershire st mark s and st peter s victoria mae atherstone liberal democrats great yarmouth caister south jon wedon great yarmouth first guildford onslow james steel liberal democrats hertfordshire flamstead end and turnford lesley greensmyth conservative hertsmere bentley heath the royds john martin graham conservative horsham itchingfield slinfold and warnham ross dye conservative lewes newhaven south james harrison liberal democrats jo pettitt liberal democrats mid sussex hurstpierpoint lyn joyce williams liberal democrats reigate and banstead earlswood whitebushes robin gordon whitwell green rother rye winchelsea dan bradley reform somerset mendip hills sam phripp liberal democrats stratford on avon bishops itchington fenny compton and napton jake beavan liberal democrats surrey warlingham jacquie thomson reform west northamptonshire hackleton roade laura christine weston reform west suffolk abbeygate dylan william roques green 18 councils 20 councillors post election vacancies edit a number of seats remained vacant following the elections resulting in a number of post election vacancies 53 moorside ward bury council death of candidate 54 higham ferrers ward north northamptonshire council death of candidate 55 springfield ward essex county council death of candidate 56 rayleigh west ward essex county council and to the sweyne park and grange ward for rochford district council resignation of elected councillor within days of being elected 57 58 st helens town centre 2026 st helens metropolitan borough council election death of candidate 59 hillingdon west ward hillingdon council death of candidate 60 north acton ward ealing council resignation of elected councillor 61 high fell ward gateshead council resignation of elected councillor 62 old catton ward norfolk county council resignation of elected councillor 63 city of bradford metropolitan district council three seats 64 analysis edit fragmentation edit psephologist john curtice said the results confirmed the fragmentation of our politics and that the projection was that reform uk was ahead of the rest of parties and that each received similar levels of support he noted that the results were bleak for labour and the political parties do not have the support of a substantial section of the public 65 the projected national share was calculated to show the support of the parties nationwide 66 according to sky news s 2026 national equivalent vote reform uk won 27 of the vote the conservatives won 20 labour won 15 the greens and liberal democrats each won 14 and independents won 10 sky news added that these results were an improvement for the conservatives from the previous year s local elections while reform slid backwards slightly 67 if applied to the house of commons it was projected that reform uk would have 284 seats labour 110 conservatives 96 liberal democrats 80 snp 36 plaid cymru 13 green 13 and others 18 67 the bbc s projected national vote a similar projection put party support at reform with 26 greens 18 labour 17 conservatives 17 and liberal democrats 16 4 performances edit reform uk performed significantly well in areas where the vote for brexit was high in areas where brexit reached over 55 support reform uk won 47 of the vote while they won 36 in areas between 45 55 and 19 in areas where support for brexit dipped below 45 67 reform took many seats from labour in their heartlands 68 in the case of the conservatives they lost the most support in areas that strongly supported them in elections beforehand losing 12 in areas that gave them 35 of the vote share 67 the conservatives performed better than expected even when suffering extensive losses which led to kemi badenoch claiming that the conservatives are coming back 69 the bbc reported that there was no pressure to challenge badenoch within leadership even with these losses and she also said that good strategy takes time 70 tony travers a local government expert at the london school of economics said that the tories have done surprisingly well in places such bexley westminster and wandsworth 69 political analyst peter kellner also noted the conservatives had a loss rate of 68 in 2025 s elections compared to 44 in 2026 s elections 69 political commentor henry hill pushed back against these interpretations saying the conservative party is still going backward and its councillor base is being eviscerated 69 the conservative party saw its fifth consecutive election where it lost seats the labour party suffered large losses in the councils that they controlled 71 in london labour performed particularly poorly 72 labour lost control of lambeth and lewisham to the green party of england and wales 73 in northern england labour lost seats to reform uk 74 a record number of 466 muslim candidates were elected to local government positions during these elections although most of them came from the labour party 199 the party in overall performed poorly in areas like bradford birmingham blackburn with darwen tower hamlets newham and redbrige that house large muslim populations 75 where muslim independents and the green party significantly eroded labour s muslim support base due to their singular minded and antisemitic campaign on the gaza war with many green party candidates making antisemitic statements in the backdrop of widespread antisemitic violence in london 76 77 in addition to islamist policy platforms like funding reconstruction in gaza boycotting israeli technology restricting the display of the union jack in muslim majority areas as a fallback from a controversy in the previous year criminalising depiction of muhammad desecration of the quran a phenomenon described by policy exchange as islamopopulism 78 opinion polls edit seat projections edit date s conducted pollster client sample size area lab con ld grn ref others 7 may 2026 2026 local elections england 1 068 801 844 587 1 454 248 april 2026 britain elects 79 n a tbd england 616 754 741 1 087 1 689 183 april 2026 more in common 80 n a tbd england 458 507 990 1 096 1 515 448 seats before 2 196 1 134 663 170 78 773 aftermath edit see also 2026 state opening of parliament labour government edit main article 2026 labour party leadership crisis asked whether he would resign keir starmer called the election results tough but said i m not going to walk away from those challenges and plunge the country into chaos 81 on 9 may 2026 labour mp and former government minister catherine west gave an interview in which she called on a cabinet minister to challenge starmer for the leadership in default of which she said that she would run against him 82 over the weekend following the election results approximately 30 labour mps publicly called for a change within the leadership or a timetable for starmer to resign as prime minister 83 many other labour mps have also called on starmer to resign 84 on 11 may 2026 catherine west pulled back from her challenge 85 joe morris a ministerial aide to wes streeting said that regrettably it is now clear that the prime minister no longer has the trust or confidence of the public by that night six labour mps had quit or been replaced as ministerial aides and 72 mps had publicly urged starmer to either resign immediately set a timetable for his departure 86 87 on 14 may the health secretary wes streeting resigned from the cabinet saying he had lost confidence in starmer s leadership later on the same day labour mp josh simons announced his resignation as member of parliament triggering the 2026 makerfield by election so that the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham can return to parliament and stand for the labour leadership 88 opposition parties edit reform edit nigel farage hailed reform uk s results during this election as a historic shift in british politics also noting that this was a complete reshaping of british politics in every way reform uk s home affairs spokesperson zia yusuf said that if these results were replicated in the general election kemi badenoch would lose her seat referring to the current tory leader 89 green edit zack polanski the leader of the green party said that two party politics is not just dying it is dead and it is buried adding that he believes that starmer needs to go he also said that it s very clear that the new politics is the green party versus reform 90 see also edit 2026 gorton and denton by election 2026 scottish parliament election 2026 senedd election political make up of local councils in the united kingdom notes edit 1 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