Scottish, Welsh, and UK Local Elections May 2026

[hyperwoof]

Human beings though right? So disappointing. How did we ever make it down from the trees.

 

[Jark]

Very early days but John Curtice and Michael Thrasher both say Labour are so far performing less badly than expected.

Curtice tells BBC: “Labour’s rate of seat loss were to continue to the end of tomorrow, they could be looking at losses of just over 1200 seats, rather less than some forecasts anticipated.

And Thrasher tells Sky he also forecasts about 1200 losses on current numbers (down from his previous 1800 forecast).

Long way to go until we get a fuller picture

So far it looks like Reform are the big winner - perhaps a reminder to some in the Labour Party who have said the Greens are their bigger threat.

(from the Guardian live commentary)

 

[Finn]

So far it looks like Reform are the big winner - perhaps a reminder to some in the Labour Party who have said the Greens are their bigger threat.

Further to the right Labour go then

 

[Jark]

Further to the right Labour go then

depressing

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Which is of course WRONG, according to Prof. Curtice

 

[Tetris-Rock]

So far it looks like Reform are the big winner - perhaps a reminder to some in the Labour Party who have said the Greens are their bigger threat.

And instead of learning anything from this, they'll just complain about the Greens existing and spend the next three years telling them to 'go away and stop stealing our votes'

 

[Tetris-Rock]

My main hope is that everyone now sees how utterly fucking shambolic Reform are at the local government level ahead of the next election...

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The first minister losing their seat would be delicious, and also impressive given Wales uses a proportional system AND are electing 36 more MSs this time around.

 

[Agneeta]

Reform have won Essex County Council

 

[PercyPig]

My main hope is that everyone now sees how utterly fucking shambolic Reform are at the local government level ahead of the next election...

I just can’t see it making a difference no matter how shambolic it is. They won’t care about their bins not being collected as long as immigrants are blamed for it.

 

[Agneeta]

Hackney now has a Green mayor

 

[Agneeta]

Reform have won Essex County Council

Absolutely terrifying result

 

[GNL]

I feel sorry for the one Green who has to go to work with 39 Reform loons.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

How likely is that green to get any friends in the last set of seats?

 

[hyperwoof]

It's your move Kemi! By which I mean, get those boxes packed, you may be vacating your office soon!

 

[Agneeta]

We haven't declared yet for the CC and we're not a hotbed of Reform cunts, so we'll see if there's some hope left.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

SNP might be taking Shetland but HOT TOM isn't the candidate

 

[win_the_game]

Turnout of 43-44% in some of the Glasgow constituencies is woeful.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

SNP might be taking Shetland but HOT TOM isn't the candidate

The SNP did take Shetland, and I'm sure this new woman is lovely and all but THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

 

[disneyteletubby]

My area didn't vote but the nearest borough did; they have Reform now

 

[Agneeta]

I'm in only Labour division in the whole of Essex! Wild.

 

[Penelope]

at Labour gaining the OUTER HEBRIDES from the SNP

 

[ZenGiraffe]

at Labour gaining the OUTER HEBRIDES from the SNP

God the islands are always AT IT during elections.

 

[dmlaw]

Labour lose 24 seats on Manchester City Council, with 17 going Green and 7 going Reform. Interestingly, Labour were second to Reform in all of the wards that they won. My ward went Green in a landslide and the Lib Dems, who sent me six leaflets telling me that the Greens weren’t targeting my area without mentioning their own policies, came third.

 

[Star]

Booo Tory on my local ward.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Who is SHE though?

 

[rhythmbandit]

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Who is SHE though?

Enya?

 

[jivafox]

Did she win?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Did she win?

No...

But the Greens did!

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Welsh forecast:

 

[win_the_game]

All that cosying up with Israeli diplomats clearly came back to bite Angus Robertson!

 

[GNL]

Labour won my local mayoral election. The Green candidate (formerly Labour) in third place behind the local independent weirdo candidate (formerly Labour). Excited to find out what new and exciting ways Labour can splinter out before the next General Election.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The most dramatic moment we can expect, the Welsh FM losing her seat, is imminent

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The most dramatic moment we can expect, the Welsh FM losing her seat, is imminent

THE BBC CUT TO IT TOO LATE



Anyway SHE'S OUT

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Greens have just won Nicola Sturgeon's old seat!

 

[octophone]

Greens have just won Nicola Sturgeon's old seat!

Not that close, really.

 

[Soldi]

No overall control in the Sheffield council election but plenty of Reform (including my ward) and Green gains.

 

[auretz]

Nothing that local for me this time, the nearest being Swindon who are defying the trends by electing far fewer Reform than projected and instead actually having Tory gains Truly an odd place

 

[Agneeta]

Green have won Norwich Council.

 

[Agneeta]

This is genuinely the most mental local election EVER. It's all over the place - genuine nightmare news, with a fair amount of hope thrown in.