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Labour Party

UK governing party since 2024; now led by PM Andy Burnham after Starmer's June resignation.

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#18 1 Oct

Gained Hirst and Amble from Reform UK and held Claremont

UK Local Elections 2026: Labour takes Hirst and Amble from Reform
#18 29 Sept

Passed a conference motion calling for proportional representation

UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham pledges to change voting system
#4 28 Sept

Hosted the conference where Healey spoke

Is Britain Actually Broke?: Healey rules out three big tax rises
#18 22 Sept
#18 16 Sept
#4 4 Sept
#17 3 Sept

Accepted the third-largest Q2 total

UK Local Elections 2026: Delo's £4m arrived as cash, not crypto
#17 27 Aug

Lost the ward it had held

UK Local Elections 2026: Reform gains Southey on 15.6% turnout
#17 27 Aug

Gained the ward from Reform UK

UK Local Elections 2026: Labour retakes a St Helens ward
#17 27 Aug

Held the ward on Wandsworth Borough Council

UK Local Elections 2026: Reform finishes fifth on 51 votes
#16 20 Aug

Gained the Penistone East ward from Reform UK

UK Local Elections 2026: Labour takes Penistone East from Reform
#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
#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
#13 23 Jul
#13 16 Jul
#12 13 Jul
#12 13 Jul
#11 7 Jul
#11 7 Jul

Declined to contest the by-election Farage triggered

UK Local Elections 2026: Every party but Binface boycotts Farage
#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 29 Jun
#11 22 Jun

Lost its leader mid-term

UK Local Elections 2026: Starmer quits as PM and Labour leader
#10 1 Jun

Recovered to 18%, tying the Conservatives for the first time since before the 2024 general election

UK Local Elections 2026: YouGov puts the Greens at 15%, down from 17%
#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

96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger

UK Local Elections 2026
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#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
Criticised by←RUReform UK
“challenged”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#4 13 Apr
Polled by←PPollCheck
“polled against”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event