‘Reform’s narrow Runcorn win makes 60-100 Labour seats targets’
For Labour, the danger isn’t just losing votes at the margins – it is that Reform has shown it can win outright.
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Lancashire election: Labour sheds two dozen seats as Reform and Gaza bite
Labour has suffered losses on Lancashire county council, with Reform and independents making gains and the Labour group leader hitting out at the party as he lost his seat.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough loss unpacked as Labour slumps to third
Labour has lost the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election to former Tory MP Paul Bristow.
County Durham election: Labour loses 38 seats on another once-red council
Labour has lost dozens of seats on Durham county council, in one of its worst results of the night as Reform UK make gains across England in local elections. Reform has taken control of the council, coming from nowhere to take 65 seats…
Starmer: ‘Labour must go further and faster to deliver after Runcorn defeat’
Keir Starmer has described Labour’s by-election loss in Runcorn and Helsby and in council seats across England as “disappointing”, and that the government must go “further and faster” in delivering change.
‘Labour has lost in Runcorn – here are the eight things the party should do now’
Blue Labour offers a compelling diagnosis: Britain’s social contract is fraying due to deindustrialization, immigration, and a disconnected state. However, its remedies are unconvincing.
Runcorn and Helsby: MPs who could lose their seat on Reform by-election swing
More than 250 Labour MPs, including the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, would lose their seat if the swing at the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was reflected at a general election. Labour's Karen Shore lost the by-election in the Cheshire…
Northumberland results breakdown as Labour ends third in council it once ran
Labour has lost a dozen seats at local elections for the Northumberland county council, finishing a distant third behind Reform and the Tories on a council where Labour was once the largest party for three decades.
‘Results so far say one thing: voters think change isn’t coming fast enough’
Last year’s general election opened up a chance for change, but the election of a new government was not change in itself. When it comes to the cost of living pain people have experienced - voters number one concern, by far - change isn’t…
Runcorn and Helsby by-election blame game begins – why did Labour lose?
Finger-pointing has already begun following Labour’s painfully close defeat to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.