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Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories

One story dominates the elections held on May 1 in England: the dramatic Reform surge. The Runcorn and Helsby byelection was a stunning win for Nigel Farage’s party.

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Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and control of first councils as Tories and Labour falter

Reform have made huge gains, beating Labour at the Runcorn by-election and seizing control of Kent, Staffordshire, Durham, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire councils

Evening Standard

Local elections 2025: Guide to every council and mayoral contest

The Conservatives currently control 19 of the 23 local authorities holding elections on Thursday.

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Local elections 2025: Hour-by-hour guide to results

The first results are likely around 2am on Friday May 2.

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The impact of strategic voting in Canada

Initially expected to result in a decisive Conservative victory, the Canadian federal election took a dramatic turn as Mark Carney led the Liberals to victory. It also offered an important lesson in the power of strategic voting — driven not just by domestic politics but by external pressures from the…

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Canada’s election in numbers: How Mark Carney’s Liberals won power in Trump’s shadow

The Liberal Party under Mark Carney secured a win just shy of a majority with the Conservatives seeing their best performance in 14 years

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Centre-left Liberals make stunning comeback to win Canadian election

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian media have projected the centre-left Liberals will win the most seats in Canada’s federal election. It’s still unclear whether the Liberals will win the 172 seats needed for a one-party majority (out of 343 total seats).

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Game change Canadian election: Mark Carney leads Liberals to their fourth consecutive win

Canada’s 2025 federal election will be remembered as a game-changer. Liberal Leader Mark Carney pulled off a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after convincing voters he was the best candidate to fight annexation threats from United States President Donald Trump.

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Labour and Conservatives face a challenging electoral test

Letters: Readers respond to the upcoming local elections in England and the possibility of disillusioned voters abandoning the main parties

The Guardian - UK

Canada election results live: Trump says ‘nice gentleman’ Carney to visit White House next week amid tariff row

Carney says Trump won’t succeed with his ambitions to expand US territory

The Independent UK

Voters deserting Labour and Tories as Reform to claim hundreds of seats at local elections, top pollster says

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice says the big winner of the local elections is already Nigel Farage, whose party he claims has ‘murdered the Tories’

The Independent UK

Tories urged not to ‘panic’ into uniting with Reform or removing Badenoch

Former ministers warn that leader must not be ‘pushed off course’ as Conservatives expect disastrous local elections

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Labour claim Tory-Reform pact 'plain for all to see'

LABOUR have claimed it is “plain for all to see” that the Tories and Reform UK are preparing to work together, after a top Conservative argued…

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Fact check: Reform UK’s council election claim, Pope Francis and St George’s Day

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

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Local elections 2025: The times when results will be announced in your area

An hour-by-hour guide to when the winners will be known

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Local elections 2025: Hour-by-hour guide to results

The final results are due to be declared around 7pm on Friday May 2.

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Nigel Farage calls for minister for deportations

The Reform leader also said that his voters would be ‘in revolt’ if the party looked to do a deal with the Conservatives.

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UK seeks global green investors with windfarm cash and planning policies

Government is ‘setting up conversations’ as companies arrive in London for clean energy summit

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Farage's Reform UK stretches poll lead on Tories as Jenrick seeks 'one way or another' to unite the Right

The latest YouGov poll showed Reform on 25%, up two points on last week, with the Conservatives on 20%, down one point

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick vows to ‘bring coalition together’ to prevent Tory-Reform fight

Shadow justice secretary says he wants parties to avoid competing against each other, but sources deny pact

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After stunning comeback, centre-left Liberals likely to win majority of seats at Canadian election

In Canada, the governing centre-left Liberals had trailed the Conservatives by more than 20 points in January, but now lead by five points and are likely to win a majority of seats at next Monday’s election. Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump’s ratings in US national polls have dropped to…

The Independent UK

Plans to publish nationalities of foreign criminals data by end of year

The Home Office announced work is being done to improve data processes on the group of offenders before it can be used for statistics.

Evening Standard

Badenoch admits local elections will be ‘very difficult’ for Conservatives

The Tory leader told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that July’s general election was a ‘historic defeat’ for the party.

The Independent UK

Miliband accuses Farage of spreading ‘nonsense and lies’ over net zero and steel crisis

Energy secretary says Reform UK and Tories are prepared to concoct falsehoods to further their ‘ideological agenda’

The Guardian - UK

What to look for in May’s local elections: Tories on defensive and Reform hoping for gains

Contest for the 23 English local authorities is wide open with Labour, Tories and Reform almost tied in national polls

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