US EditionUK local elections test big two parties
- On May 1, 2025, local elections took place across 23 English authorities, including Nottinghamshire County Council with 1,641 council seats and six mayoral posts contested.
- These elections follow a challenging period marked by Labour's narrow July 2024 parliamentary majority with 33.7% and Conservatives' historic defeat, amid rising support for parties like Reform UK.
- Political scientists observe that British politics is fragmenting with at least five parties, including Labour, Conservatives, Greens, Liberal Democrats, and Reform UK, competing seriously for votes.
- Nigel Farage's Reform UK, capitalizing on concerns over migration and jobs, leads polls with 26% ahead of Labour and is the bookmakers' favorite to win the Runcorn parliamentary by-election.
- These results suggest a weakening of the two-party system and possible Conservative losses, fueling speculation about coalitions with Reform UK and signaling a shift toward multi-party politics in Britain.
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UK local elections test big two parties
Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.
Two-Party System Faces Major Test in Local Elections
The traditional two-party political system is under mounting pressure, a leading polling expert has warned ahead of local elections across England. Polls open on Thursday in contests across 23 councils and five mayoral races, including new posts in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire. The results are expected to offer a critical snapshot of shifting allegiances, particularly the growing influence of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The Con…
Reform and others to rise: Local elections signal trouble for UK’s two-party dominance
Analysts believe both the ruling Labour and opposition Conservatives could lose ground to smaller political forces such as the right-wing Reform UK, the Greens, and Liberal Democrats - Anadolu Ajansı
Local Election Preview: Is it a critical moment for UK politics?
This Thursday’s ( 1 May ) Nottinghamshire County Council election could be the last of its kind with local government reform looming – but the result is still being very closely watched locally and nationally. Nottinghamshire residents will head to the polls on 2 May, and results will follow on Friday. As it’s a county […]
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