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UK governing party since July 2024, founded 1900; facing an incumbency crisis without modern precedent.
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#1213 Jul
Reform plateau breaks after five weeks
UK Local Elections 2026#1213 Jul
Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#117 Jul
Declined to contest the by-election Farage triggered
UK Local Elections 2026: Every party but Binface boycotts Farage#117 Jul
Mentioned in: Burnham rules out a Scottish vote
UK Local Elections 2026#116 Jul
Reform holds 25% through the storm
UK Local Elections 2026#115 Jul
Asked the Electoral Commission whether Cottrell's funding should have been declared
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour flags Cottrell's funding of Farage#113 Jul
Mentioned in: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#1129 Jun
Mentioned in: Burnham pitches a 'No. 10 North'
UK Local Elections 2026#1129 Jun
Mentioned in: Suffolk fights on over council shake-up
UK Local Elections 2026#1122 Jun
Lost its leader mid-term
UK Local Elections 2026: Starmer quits as PM and Labour leader#1118 Jun
Mentioned in: Burnham storms back to win Makerfield
UK Local Elections 2026#101 Jun
Mentioned in: A fourth county sues over its abolition
UK Local Elections 2026#101 Jun
Recovered to 18%, tying the Conservatives for the first time since before the 2024 general election
UK Local Elections 2026: Green air comes out as governing begins#1026 May
Moved opposition amendment to the Section 30 motion at Holyrood
UK Local Elections 2026: Mentioned in: Holyrood demands a vote it cannot force#1022 May
Fielded Andy Burnham in Makerfield after NEC approval; PLP split 159-97 on the decision
UK Local Elections 2026: Right split may hand Burnham Makerfield#915 May
Set Makerfield by-election for 18 June, freezing contest until that date
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#814 May
Mentioned in: Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham
UK Local Elections 2026#814 May
96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#814 May
Health Sec Streeting walks on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#812 May
Mentioned in: Plaid takes Cardiff after 27 years
UK Local Elections 2026#79 May
Mentioned in: Lancashire quits Home Office refugee scheme
UK Local Elections 2026#77 May
Reform sweeps Sunderland and Wakefield councils
UK Local Elections 2026#77 May
Greens take Hackney and Lewisham boroughs
UK Local Elections 2026#65 May
Projected to hold only Birmingham and Coventry in West Midlands after 20-32 point vote drops across 10 authorities
UK Local Elections 2026: Reform projected to 2,342 council seats#628 Apr
Mentioned in: Welsh Labour at 12%, lowest since 1906
UK Local Elections 2026#521 Apr
Mentioned in: IFS rejects SNP, sweep hits six-of-six
UK Local Elections 2026#413 Apr
Projected to lose Sunderland, Wakefield, Wigan and Barnsley to Reform UK
UK Local Elections 2026: PollCheck puts Reform in Labour's north#413 Apr
#413 Apr
