Posted on 04/30/2026 2:35:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
LABOUR is on course to lose almost 2,000 councillors in next week’s local elections — as Andy Burnham warns a post-poll “change of course” is needed.
A devastating new forecast predicts the worst mid-term result for a governing party in three decades.
Pollster Lord Robert Hayward says PM Sir Sir Keir Starmer will concede 1,850 seats in a nationwide thrashing.
The party is also expected to lose power in Wales to Plaid Cymru for the first time in history, and fail to unseat the scandal-prone SNP from Holyrood.
Reform is projected to be the biggest winner on May 7 by gaining around 1,550 councillors.
The Greens are expected to win another 500 seats and the Lib Dems around 150.
The Tories are set to lose 600 but regain some local authorities in London.
Labour’s battering will likely spark a fresh rebellion against Sir Keir who is already feeling the heat over the Peter Mandelson scandal.
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“Pollster Lord Robert Hayward says PM Sir Sir Keir Starmer will concede 1,850 seats in a nationwide thrashing.”
Those crazy Limeys .. . “PM Sir Sir Keir Starmer.” He’s soooooo important that he rates TWO “Sirs”?
Same as the Old Boss.
I had a Plaid Cymru back in the ‘90s. I didn’t know they were back in style.
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