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Local elections 2026 LIVE: Labour loses London flagship Westminster but Keir Starmer vows to fight on

Labour and Tories face election bloodbaths as Reform UK surges outside London

Evening Standard

Election results timeline: when do key battlegrounds in England, Scotland and Wales report?

Labour is resigned to losses but which party its voters switch to will be crucial in shaping new political landscape

The Guardian - UK

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge

The Guardian - UK

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Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership

Polls have opened for midterm local and regional elections that could significantly impact British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Polling stations open as Scots elect new Holyrood Parliament

Voters have until 10pm on Thursday to cast their ballot.

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections

In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape

The Guardian - UK

Scots go to the polls in Holyrood election

Polling stations will open at 7am and close at 10pm.

Evening Standard

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Scots to go to the polls in Holyrood election

Polls will close at 10pm, with counting due to take place on Friday.

Evening Standard

May 7 elections: Hour-by-hour guide to results

Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.

Evening Standard

Election day in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

The final results are not likely to be declared until nearly 48 hours after polling stations close.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Tuition fees and AI-generated voter videos

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

There’s little love for the SNP – so why does the party look set to win in Scotland?

Barring a last-minute surprise, the Holyrood election will probably return the Scottish National Party (SNP) to government for the fifth time in a row. The nationalists have been in office for so long that thousands of Scots who weren’t even born when the party entered office in 2007 are now…

The Conversation

Who is Erik Moresco? Ex-Blackstone MD buys Scotland’s Cameron House for £100M

Cameron House, one of Scotland’s best-known luxury hotels, has been sold in a deal reportedly valued at up to £100 million to Victory Group, a hospitality and real estate investment company founded by Erik Moresco, according to The Times (UK).

The Times of India

Labour can ‘make history’ and ‘pull off a surprise’, Sarwar says on election eve

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would reject Reform, beat the SNP and deliver change.

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Other parties running negative campaigns, says Swinney

The First Minister spent the last day of the campaign in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

Evening Standard

I will stay Scottish Tory leader for as long as I make a difference – Findlay

The Independent UK

Starmer could cost us the election, Welsh Labour leader says in stinging attack on prime minister

While she insisted it would not be ‘helpful’ to oust Sir Keir Starmer right now, she refused to say whether she thought he would lead the party into the next general election

The Independent UK

Britain shivers through coldest May night in five years as more unsettled weather on way

The Met Office said the weather would stay largely dry for many towards the weekend

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Evening Standard

Coldest May night in five years recorded with more unsettled weather on way

Temperatures have tumbled from highs of more than 25C last week.

The Guardian - UK

May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?

Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer vows to round off local election campaign ‘fighting for every vote’

Wednesday marks the final full day of campaigning before polls open on Thursday across England, Scotland and Wales.

Evening Standard

Scotland ‘paid price’ of 20 years of SNP says Scottish Labour on eve of poll

Labour leader Anas Sarwar also urged voters to ‘reject’ Reform.

Evening Standard

Flynn urges Scots to ‘slam shut’ the door on Reform and Farage by backing SNP

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn made the appeal to voters ahead of Thursday’s Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Putting detention centres in Green seats ‘democratically fair’, says Offord

The plans were revealed on Sunday.

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