🏛️ Politics 6d ago · Ben Walker

Labour faces a local election wipeout in England

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To understand the scale of Labour’s problem in 2026, you only need to look at 2025. Polling in the mid-20s, the party went on to lose two-thirds of its seats in the English local elections – the worst result in living memory. Today, Labour is polling around 19 per cent. The party must defend boroughs across London, the West Midlands, the North East and the North West. Not to mention the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales.



There are just over 5,000 English council seats up for grabs this

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