Labour Braces For May Local Elections As Threat of Reform, Greens, SNP, And Plaid Cymru Looms.
April 7, 2026
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8:32Now PlayingLabour Braces For May Local Elections As Threat of Reform, Greens, SNP, And Plaid Cymru Looms.
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as posted by the channel“Labour have to worry about not just retaining control of councils, but whether they can stop Reform gaining control.”
Keir Starmer’s “nightmare” for the May local elections would be that Labour: comes third in both Scotland and Wales, loses control of some northern areas to Reform, and loses significant London seats to the Greens, says polling guru Sir John Curtice.
Sir John Curtice was speaking to Jo Coburn on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 1pm-2pm.
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