anti-immigration Reform Party winning English local elections in apparent landslide | Eastern NC Now

UPDATE:

Results have been announced for over 1200 of the over 5,000 local government races in England, and the populist nationalist anti-immigration Reform Party is the big winner in an apparent landslide.  This is an earthquake in British politics, but one polls had anticipated.  No results have yet been released for the devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales which were also voted on yesterday.

On the English local councils, Reform has so far won 406 seats, a gain of 404.  The Conservative party is second with 262, a loss of 179 seats.  In third place is the Liberal Democrats with 261 seats, a gain of 37.  The nationally governing Labour Party is the biggest loser, coming in fourth with 253 seats, a loss of 261.  The far left Green Party is fifth with 53 seats, a gain of 28.  Independents have won 22 seats, a loss of 14.

The Reform Party, which calls for mass deportation of illegal aliens and an end to the "NetZero CO2" climate policies, is heavily taking seats from both of the previously dominant parties, Labour and Conservatives.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t#election-england

https://conservativehome.com/2026/05/08/local-elections-live-blog-early-results-show-labour-losses-even-higher-than-expected/

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ORIGINAL POST:

The United Kingdom will hold local elections for thousands of local councilors round the country today, as well as the parliaments in Scotland and Wales, in a key test for national political parties. Polls show the nationally governing Labour Party is expected to be crushed, likely resulting in the exit of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.  The party expected to do best is the populist nationalist anti-immigration ReformUK Party led by Brexit hero Nigel Farage.  

the rise of the Reform Party is based on the two main issues it is campaigning on.  It takes a very strong line against illegal immigration and calls for mass deportation of migrants.  It also calls for an end to Labour's "Net Zero CO2" climate policies which it refers to as "Net Stupid".

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/0506/1571907-uk-local-elections/