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UK holds local elections as left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge
The Times of Israel ^ | May 7, 2026

Posted on 05/07/2026 4:38:06 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Polls opened Thursday for millions of Britons in a series of races set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer and showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing populist parties, both of which face accusations of antisemitism and bigotry at a time when Jews in the UK are under increasing threat.

Voters across Scotland, England and Wales head to the ballot box in Starmer’s biggest electoral test since his July 2024 general election landslide victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule.

Opinion polls predict grim results for Labour, which could amplify calls for Starmer, 63, to resign or finally face a long-rumored party leadership challenge.

Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform UK and the left-wing Greens, led by self-described eco-populist Zack Polanski, are expected to be the main beneficiaries of widespread disillusionment.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: European Union; France; Germany; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: england; europeanunion; france; germany; greens; keirstarmer; labour; nigelfarage; reformuk; scotland; scotlandyet; twotierkeir; unitedkingdom; wales; wipeout; zackpolanski
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1 posted on 05/07/2026 4:38:06 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Who is the candidate from the very silly Party?


2 posted on 05/07/2026 4:51:06 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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3 posted on 05/07/2026 4:53:36 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

My several Jewish British Friends are all voting Reform!


4 posted on 05/07/2026 4:57:40 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Not all 2,000,000,000 muslims want to murder me, but 200,000,000 probably do.)
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They were prophetic.

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5 posted on 05/07/2026 4:57:43 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Uncle Miltie
I voted for Reform this morning :)

I can only hope enough other do also.

6 posted on 05/07/2026 5:01:59 AM PDT by protest1
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That is the Green Party leader Zack Polanski. He is genuinely stark raving mad.


7 posted on 05/07/2026 5:05:40 AM PDT by protest1
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To: MinorityRepublican

On Wikipedia they have Nigel Farage listed as the leader of the British Union of Fascists party under the heading “2026 United Kingdom local elections”.

Outrageous!


8 posted on 05/07/2026 5:16:36 AM PDT by bricklayer
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I voted for Reform this morning :)

Good luck sir.

9 posted on 05/07/2026 5:23:57 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
hard-right and left-wing populist parties
Leading the anti-semitic charge is and has been Labour. The farther left ya go, the more ya find.

10 posted on 05/07/2026 5:47:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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The Green party’s Muslim candidates are the worse of the worse


11 posted on 05/07/2026 6:30:18 AM PDT by Words Matter
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Yep.

Now it's going to be Green and Reform.

12 posted on 05/07/2026 6:37:16 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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A Total Collapse’: Elections May Expose Britain’s Fraying Political System
13 posted on 05/07/2026 9:20:59 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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🚨 NEW: Politics UK has predicted the local election result for all council wards

➡️ RFM: 1,580 (+1,580)
🟠 LDM: 950 (+286)
🔴 LAB: 941 (-1,597)
🔵 CON: 572 (-631)
🟢 GRN: 503 (+344)
⚪️ INDP: 213 (-102)
⚪️ MUSLIM INDP: 208 (+177)

Our interactive map 👇 https://t.co/QYjXN7bvW7 pic.twitter.com/omViMz1a3U— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 7, 2026


14 posted on 05/07/2026 11:13:50 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Local elections 2026 Full results
15 posted on 05/07/2026 12:51:56 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Outrageous indeed. Farage is the antithesis of a fascist.

1. He only turned up at work in Brussels to collect the pay check and expenses, while never doing any work.

2. Ditto since being the MP for Clacton; he’s spent more time in the USA hobnobbing with MAGA than he’s spent in the constituency he was elected to represent.

3. He’s been connected to more political “parties” in Britain than literally anyone else in politics.

Conservative (1978–1992)
Voted for the Green Party in 1989
Anti-Federalist League (1992–1993)
UKIP (1993–2018)
Independent (2018–2019)
Brexit Party (2019-2021)
Reform UK (2021–present)

Reform Party won multiple seats in the county of Kent a few years back but all that did was prove to a lot of people that their ideological fixations don’t translate to competence. In my home town, one of those guys quit not that long after being elected because, basically, he didn’t realise that being in local government involved doing some actual work.


16 posted on 05/07/2026 2:51:37 PM PDT by MalPearce ("You see, but you do not observe" - Holmes to Watson, A Scandal in Bohemia)
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The Election Portal
17 posted on 05/07/2026 4:56:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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As Labour falls apart infront of the world's eyes tonight.

David Lammy sits on the BBC saying it's not a "proper election".

Comedy gold all night 🍿 pic.twitter.com/O2fafLavDA— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 7, 2026


18 posted on 05/07/2026 5:22:50 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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🚨NEW: State of the Parties

Seats declared: 56

➡️ REF: 37 (+37)
🌹 LAB: 6 (-34)
🔸 LDM: 5 (-2)
🌍 GRN: 4 (+3)
🌳 CON: 2 (-3)
ℹ️ IND: 2 (-)— GB Politics (@GBPolitcs) May 8, 2026


19 posted on 05/07/2026 5:45:46 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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🚨 BREAKING: Labour have lost 80% of all seats contested as of 2:25 AM.

If this continues, Keir Starmer will be out of office next week.

Reform has surged and projected to pick up between 1700-2100 seats.— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) May 8, 2026


20 posted on 05/07/2026 6:43:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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