On Thursday, local elections were held in the UK, and it is now clear that Nigel Farage and his Reform UK are the big winners, while both the ruling Labour Party and the opposition Tories have lost ground. The results are increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.

The British local elections cover 5,066 seats in 136 local authorities in England. On the same day, elections were also held for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd. The elections are seen as an important test for the political parties.

By Friday morning, it became clear that the social democratic Labour Party had lost its majority in five councils and that the party had lost nearly 200 seats. The Conservative Tories are also seeing major losses, losing around 100 seats. Things have gone much better for the national conservative Reform UK, which has won more than 250 council seats.

Nigel Farage describes the early results as a “historic shift in British politics” and says that his party “achieved fantastic percentages in traditional, old Labour areas.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is extremely unpopular among Britons, and as results come in, more and more are demanding his resignation—even within Labour.

In Scotland and Wales, the nationalist parties are expected to win the regional parliamentary elections. The Green Party and the Liberal Democrats are also making gains.

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