Electoral Dysfunction
Electoral Dysfunction
Sky News
Local elections: Reform up, Labour down, Starmer out?
43 minutes Posted May 9, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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UK politics has been reshaped after a bloodbath for Labour in the May elections, so what’s next for Keir Starmer and his Government?

It was a historic night for both Reform UK and the Green Party – but will their gains translate when it comes to a general election? And can Nigel Farage keep up his momentum?

Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman break down the results coming out of Scotland, Wales and England.

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