Farage’s Reform UK Storms To Historic Gains In Local Elections As Labour Collapses Reform UK is on track for historic gains in the 2026 UK local elections – seizing hundreds of seats in the early counts while Labour and the Conservatives suffer heavy defeats across England.  Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, celebrated huge gains in England’s local elections on May 1 (Press Association via AP Images) With results from 39 of 136 councils declared overnight (roughly 28% of the vote counted), Reform UK has already gained over 300 seats – a remarkable surge for a party that had almost no local presence just a few years ago. Now more than 300 seats won for Reform UK. Absolutely brilliant. 🤩🔥 — Dr David Bull (@drdavidbull) May 8, 2026 Labour has lost 220 seats, the Conservatives 107, while the Liberal Democrats gained 35 and the Greens 22. Will Reform UK win the most council seat elections in the 2026 United Kingdom local elections? Yes 99% · No 1%View full market & trade on Polymarket Labour on the Brink in Traditional Strongholds The scale of Labour’s collapse is stark. In areas where the party was defending seats, it has retained only 23% so far. One senior Conservative commentator noted on X that Labour is “currently losing 84% of the seats they are defending.” Labour has already lost control of at least five councils, including long-held northern strongholds. Tameside fell after 47 years of Labour rule. Heavy losses were also recorded in Halton, Hartlepool, Redditch and Tamworth, with Reform UK making major inroads in former Labour heartlands across the North and Midlands. Birmingham on the Brink of a Reform Takeover? Nowhere is the drama more intense than in Birmingham, where all 101 council seats are up for election. Pre-poll surveys had Reform UK as the largest party or very close to it, with some projections putting them on 47 seats – just short of an outright majority. A widely shared post on X claimed Reform UK is “tipped to take control of Birmingham City Council in what could become one of the biggest political upsets…​Read More