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England council results
51 of 136 councilsCounting under way
- Reform UK 440 councillors 438 councillors gained
- Liberal Democrat 281 councillors 32 councillors gained
- Conservative 270 councillors 193 councillors lost
- Labour 261 councillors 287 councillors lost
- Green 67 councillors 38 councillors gained
- Independent 26 councillors 11 councillors lost
Scottish Parliament results
- Scottish National Party 1 seat No change
- Liberal Democrat 1 seat No change
- Labour 0 seats No change
- Reform UK 0 seats No change
- Conservative 0 seats No change
- Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 seats No change
Welsh Parliament results
0 of 96 seatsCounting under way
- Labour 0 seats No change
- Conservative 0 seats No change
- Plaid Cymru 0 seats No change
- Liberal Democrat 0 seats No change
- Green 0 seats No change
- Reform UK 0 seats No change
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Starmer says he won't 'walk away' as Reform makes big gains in early English council results
Nigel Farage says it's a "truly historic shift in British politics". Meanwhile, Scottish results start to come in with declarations in Wales expected soon.
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