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First major ballot box test for Labour as polls open in English local elections

All eyes on Reform as 24 councils, six mayoralties and a parliamentary byelection are contested

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What’s at stake for every party in England’s local elections?

In today’s newsletter: With more than 1,600 council seats and key mayoralties in play, Reform UK eyes its first chance at governance

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2025: Ask chief political commentator John Rentoul anything in exclusive Q&A

ASK ME ANYTHING: The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your local elections questions – from which seats matter to how Reform has turned headlines into votes, at least in Runcorn

The Independent UK

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Local election results live: Farage hails ‘end of two-party politics’ as Starmer and Badenoch apologise

Reform takes control of 10 councils, snatches dramatic victory in Runcorn by-election and wins two mayoral contests

The Independent UK

UK Local Elections Test Big Two Parties

Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.

International Business Times

Local elections 2025: Guide to every council and mayoral contest

The Conservatives currently control 19 of the 23 local authorities holding elections on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2025: Hour-by-hour guide to results

The first results are likely around 2am on Friday May 2.

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage's Reform party faces crucial test in local elections in the UK

Farage ran for election to the House of Commons eight times, losing every attempt until he was elected as an MP for the Clacton constituency in 2024.

Euronews

Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

The Independent UK

Downing Street forces Tony Blair to row back from net zero strategy criticism

Labour politicians warn former PM had boosted Tory and Reform climate sceptics on the eve of local elections

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK served with legal papers over bullying allegations

MP Rupert Lowe’s staff taking legal action over party’s internal report on bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

New wave of tactical voting to ‘stop Reform’ and hamper Farage in local elections

Exclusive: Rival political parties use suggestion of a Reform-Conservative alliance to target votes from centrist Tories

The Guardian - UK

Sir Ed Davey signs ‘magic spatulas’ during local election visit

Sir Ed visited Lib Dem campaigners in Tunbridge Wells feeling ‘optimistic’ about their chances in the elections on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Ed Balls and Richard Tice clash as Reform MP fails to answer question 12 times

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Reform UK MP Richard Tice clashed on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (30 April), after the latter failed repeatedly to give a cost estimate for nationalising British Steel.

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Evening Standard

Starmer and Badenoch clash as Labour and Tories brace for tough elections

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK hopes to take the Runcorn and Helsby seat in the Commons off Labour and scores of councillors off the Tories.

Evening Standard

Farage calls for national emergency over arrival of people from ‘alien’ cultures

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said billions of pounds are being spent on housing ‘undocumented males’ in hotels and rented accommodation.

The Conversation

Local elections: what would a good night look like for Nigel Farage’s Reform?

English local elections on May 1 mark the first time widespread voting has happened in the UK since last year’s general election. They are therefore the first big test for the Labour government – but also for Reform’s Nigel Farage. Farage has led his party into elections before but not…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage can talk the talk but can he walk the walk, May 1 local elections may tell

Commentary: The town hall polls could show whether the Reform UK leader can deliver for people and communities or if he is just one of Britain’s best ever campaigners at promising elusive sunlit uplands

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Election Chaos Erupts as Rivals Launch Desperate Bid to 'Stop Reform UK'

With local elections just around the corner, rivals of Reform UK are pulling out all the stops — and not everyone’s convinced it’ll work.

The Guardian - UK

Climate experts and politicians round on Tony Blair for ‘wrong message’

Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage talks up Runcorn and Helsby by-election win on May 1: 'I feel the gap with Labour is closing'

Reform leader hopeful of win against Labour while Tories face losing hundreds of seats in the local elections in England

The Independent UK

Local elections live: ‘Labour are toast’, warns former Blair adviser ahead of polling day after net zero clash

Voters in 23 local authorities to head to polls on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour have done nothing but lie’: grievances fuel Runcorn byelection battle

‘Dogfight’ between Labour and Reform UK is turning ugly after Nigel Farage’s party put immigration centre stage

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have shown Labour exactly how not to fight Farage

As local elections loom, it’s clear that years of agreeing with the Reform leader have failed to discourage people from voting for him, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Fashion Central

Labour Panic as Winter Fuel Payment Cut Sparks Voter Revolt Before Local Elections

Cutting winter fuel payments for most pensioners looks set to blow up in Labour’s face this week, with campaigners from both Labour and the opposition.

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