Runcorn recount with Reform and Labour just four votes apart30 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersThe Runcorn and Helsby by-election has gone to a recount with just four votes separating...
When will we know the results?56 minutes agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCPolls have closed in local council and mayoral elections across parts of England.These are the first local elections since the...
Local elections are being held across 24 counties and six mayoral authories across England today as voters heads to the polls.While many millions of people are off to their local polling stations to...
Is there a local election in my area and where can I vote?3 days agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors in England are...
As millions across England head to the polls today for the local elections, it's important to remember that you must bring valid photo identification in order to vote in person. This requirement has...
When are the 2025 local elections and who can vote?22 hours agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCVoters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May.These are the first local...
Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England35 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaVoters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of...
Businessman Arron Banks has slammed some of his West of England mayoral rivals as "political consultants that will achieve sod all". The co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign, who was previously one of...
Badenoch accuses government of failure on grooming gangs31 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterKemi Badenoch has accused the government of breaking its promise to set up five local inquiries into...
Legions of Conservative and Reform UK supporters want the two parties to merge, according to the latest YouGov polling. Forty-five percent of people who plan to vote for Nigel Farage’s party would...
On the eve of the May 1 elections – during which Reform UK is expected to clean up in the Runcorn by-election, as well as win council seats and a couple of mayoralties – Nigel Farage should be...
Jenkyns at odds with Farage on special needs1 hour agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromGrimsbyAlice ThompsonSenior political producerReporting fromGrimsbyGetty ImagesReform...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been tipped to be the "big winner" of the local elections. New polling shows 26% of people intend to vote for the insurgent party this Thursday.The Tories were second on...
Reform UK faces perhaps its greatest opportunity but also its greatest risks as success looms at the May 1 elections. Nigel Farage's party looks set to win the Runcorn by-election alongside a host of...
Local elections 2025: Is there an election in my area and where can I vote?11 hours agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors...
As Reform UK heads into Thursday’s local elections, opponents are turning to desperate measures to stem the party's momentum. Nigel Farage’s party has consistently been ahead of both Labour and...
This coming Thursday, we hit an important civic milestone, the first local elections since the 2024 General Election. On the first day of May, 1,641 council seats will be up for grabs across 24 local...
Is Tory desperation increasing as Reform UK storms the polls in the run-up to the May 1 elections? Reform is expected to win the Runcorn by-election and pick up wins from both the Conservatives and...
Kemi Badenoch has repeated her support for post-local election deals with Reform UK. The Tory leader said she would be happy for Conservative councillors to team up with Nigel Farage's party to run...
Labour has been warned it will “get its head kicked in” by Reform UK at the local elections. Labour peer Maurice Glasman issued the grave warning ahead of Thursday's ballots where Nigel Farage's...