Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign after Labour's defeat in the local elections. Reform has been the biggest winner, picking up more than 1,400 councillors. The Greens and Liberal Democrats have also made gains, while Labour has lost more than 1,300 seats.
Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to remain in his job today as he faces mounting pressure from the backbenches to resign after Labour were hammered in the local elections.
More than 20 Labour MPs have so far called on him to either stand down or set a timetable for his departure. Reform has been the biggest winner so far, picking up more than 1,400 councillors across the country. The Greens and the Liberal Democrats have also made gains, while Labour has lost more than 1,300 seats.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer's party suffered a historic defeat in Wales where they lost power to Plaid Cymru after 27 years. Follow live updates and reaction from the 2026 UK local election results below. Reform gains ANOTHER council from Labour Reform UK gained a seventh council from Labour in the early hours this morning, winning 31 seats in Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
Labour, which previously had 26 seats on the council, lost 18, while the Conservatives were down 10 and the Liberal Democrats four. Reform UK had already gained Gateshead, St Helens, Sandwell, Sunderland, Thurrock and Wakefield from Labour.
UK 2026 local election results in full: Live maps and charts reveal who won in YOUR area and how much by Millions of Britons headed to the polls on May 7 in the biggest test of public opinion since Labour's 'loveless landslide' at the 2024 general election. Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to listen to voters but refused to shift 'left or right' despite backbench calls for a new leader following Labour’s electoral mauling.
In a defiant op-ed for the Guardian, the Prime Minister wrote: While we must respond to the message that voters have sent us, that doesn’t mean tacking right or left. It means bringing together a broad political movement, being assertive about our values, bold in our vision and addressing people’s demands. Unifying rather than dividing. That is the right approach for our party and, more importantly, it is the right approach for our country
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