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UK governing party since 2024; now led by PM Andy Burnham after Starmer's June resignation.
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#16 20 Aug
Gained the Penistone East ward from Reform UK
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour takes Penistone East from Reform#16 20 Aug
Mentioned in: Reform up 3.1 points, out of St Neots
UK Local Elections 2026#16 20 Aug
Lost Harraby South, a ward it had held since at least 2022
UK Local Elections 2026: Reform gains Harraby South from Labour#16 17 Aug
Mentioned in: Lennon is off the Scottish Labour ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#16 14 Aug
Mentioned in: Farage wins Clacton back by 12,784 votes
UK Local Elections 2026#15 11 Aug
Took its first YouGov lead over Reform in 18 months
UK Local Elections 2026: YouGov puts Labour ahead of Reform#15 7 Aug
Mentioned in: Carol Ney quits Reform over a post
UK Local Elections 2026#15 6 Aug
Mentioned in: Reform wins three of ten by-elections
UK Local Elections 2026#15 6 Aug
Mentioned in: Carr takes his Reform seat to the SDP
UK Local Elections 2026#15 6 Aug
Mentioned in: Greens take a seat Reform came second in
UK Local Elections 2026#14 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Scottish Labour opens a contest Sarwar left early
UK Local Elections 2026#15 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Lennon accuses her party of misogyny
UK Local Elections 2026#15 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Three run for Scottish Labour leader
UK Local Elections 2026#13 23 Jul
Mentioned in: Burnham builds a cabinet of his own
UK Local Elections 2026#13 20 Jul
Mentioned in: Pollsters split on the Burnham bounce
UK Local Elections 2026#13 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Clacton draws a record 34 candidates
UK Local Elections 2026#13 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Reform loses Old Catton to the Tories
UK Local Elections 2026#13 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Labour crumbles in two more wards
UK Local Elections 2026#12 13 Jul
Reform plateau breaks after five weeks
UK Local Elections 2026#12 13 Jul
Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#11 7 Jul
Declined to contest the by-election Farage triggered
UK Local Elections 2026: Every party but Binface boycotts Farage#11 7 Jul
Mentioned in: Burnham rules out a Scottish vote
UK Local Elections 2026#11 6 Jul
Reform holds 25% through the storm
UK Local Elections 2026#11 5 Jul
Asked the Electoral Commission whether Cottrell's funding should have been declared
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour flags Cottrell's funding of Farage#11 3 Jul
Mentioned in: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#11 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Burnham pitches a 'No. 10 North'
UK Local Elections 2026#11 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Suffolk fights on over council shake-up
UK Local Elections 2026#11 22 Jun
Lost its leader mid-term
UK Local Elections 2026: Starmer quits as PM and Labour leader#11 18 Jun
Mentioned in: Burnham storms back to win Makerfield
UK Local Elections 2026#10 1 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#10 1 Jun
Mentioned in: A fourth county sues over its abolition
UK Local Elections 2026#10 26 May
Moved opposition amendment to the Section 30 motion at Holyrood
UK Local Elections 2026: Mentioned in: Holyrood demands a vote it cannot force#10 22 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#9 15 May
Set Makerfield by-election for 18 June, freezing contest until that date
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#8 14 May
Mentioned in: Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham
UK Local Elections 2026#8 14 May
96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#8 14 May
Health Sec Streeting walks on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#8 12 May
Mentioned in: Plaid takes Cardiff after 27 years
UK Local Elections 2026#7 9 May
Mentioned in: Lancashire quits Home Office refugee scheme
UK Local Elections 2026#7 7 May
Greens take Hackney and Lewisham boroughs
UK Local Elections 2026#7 7 May
Reform sweeps Sunderland and Wakefield councils
UK Local Elections 2026#6 5 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#6 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Welsh Labour at 12%, lowest since 1906
UK Local Elections 2026#5 21 Apr
Mentioned in: IFS rejects SNP, sweep hits six-of-six
UK Local Elections 2026#4 13 Apr
Projected to lose Sunderland, Wakefield, Wigan and Barnsley to Reform UK
UK Local Elections 2026: PollCheck puts Reform in Labour's north#4 13 Apr
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