UK Local Elections Test Starmer as Greens and Reform Gain Ground

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Millions of voters in England, Scotland and Wales are casting ballots in local elections that will determine about 5,000 council seats and several mayoralties, with polls showing growing support for the Greens and Reform UK and a tougher outlook for Labour amid economic pressures and a related scandal; results are expected overnight.
- UK voters head to the polls in local elections Al Jazeera
- 2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes The Guardian
- British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership NBC News
- British voters head to the polls — here’s what to watch and why it matters The Hill
- Local election results live: Polls close across UK in major test of Starmer’s leadership The Independent
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