Posted on 05/08/2026 6:38:17 AM PDT by Red Badger
And now time for some good news. The ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom got absolutely destroyed in Thursday's local council elections. While the votes are still being tallied, they could see a net loss of over 1,500 seats. In short, it was bad for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and company. Really, really bad.
Keep in mind, the first post is of declared seats (as of this writing) while the second post is a projection of where things will end up when all the votes are counted.
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GB Politics @GBPolitcs 🚨NEW: State of the Parties at 2PM:
Seats declared: 1,733 (34%)
➡️ REF: 611 (+609) 🔸 LDM: 345 (+31) 🌳 CON: 305 (-269) 🌹 LAB: 288 (-403) 🌍 GRN: 111 (+61) ⚪️ OTH: 73 (-27) 8:00 AM · May 8, 2026 · 25.5K Views
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Politics UK @PolitlcsUK 🚨 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://politicsuk.com/news/2026-local-elections-prediction
Last edited 12:32 PM · May 7, 2026 · 7.4M Views
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The term "bloodbath" is being thrown around to describe Labour's position, and that sounds about right. Of course, just as important as who loses is who wins, and Nigel Farage's right-wing, anti-immigration, anti-Islamic Reform Party dominated. In just a few years, they have gone from a small upstart, laughed at by the broader press, to being the ascendant political power in the country. Even in far-left Wales, Labour lost its grip on power.
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Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong BREAKING:
Labour are conceding defeat in Wales. This will be the first time in the history of the Senedd where Labour have not controlled the country. Historic. 6:46 AM · May 8, 2026 · 13.3K Views
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Here's a bit of Farage celebrating his victory. You'll have to ignore the bit of cope from The New York Times reporter who penned the report. The press still doesn't want to accept that an "anti-immigration" agenda in the UK isn't a gimmick. It's a legitimate issue for voters who have been inundated with unvetted Islamic migration and have paid a steep price for their leadership's haphazard policies.
For more than a year, opinion polls have indicated that Reform U.K., the right-wing populist party, was Britain’s most popular party as its leader, Nigel Farage, imitated President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda and railed against the Labour government.
Now, it’s looking increasingly official.
In early results from a set of local elections on Thursday, Mr. Farage and his party have emerged victorious in more than 400 council seats across England. The wins have come at the expense of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and the Conservatives, the parties who have led the country for decades.
“Labour are being wiped out by Reform in many of their most traditional areas, and what you’re going to see later on today is the Conservative Party being wiped out in their heartlands,” a beaming Mr. Farage told reporters Friday morning.
“It can’t continue to be a fluke or a protest vote,” Mr. Farage said. “I would honestly say you’re witnessing a historic shift in British politics. This is now the most national of all parties.”
So what does this all mean?
On a micro-level, a large number of municipalities across the UK will now have better governance, and that can certainly make a difference on issues like migrant crime, which has become a touchpoint for voters. On a macro-level, though, this portends very bad things for Labour. While the next national election isn't scheduled until 2029, remember that the UK has a parliamentary system, and it's unlikely that Starmer lasts anywhere near that long. An election will probably be called well before that, and unless something dramatic changes, it appears that a Reform-led coalition (presumably with what's left of the Tories) will be in power soon enough.
And that's the thing about Western politics. Once the ball gets rolling downhill, it doesn't tend to stop until after the next national election, and the Reform ball is only picking up speed. I'm not even sure what Labour could do at this point to win back the goodwill it has lost, and lost in record time, no less. London will no doubt continue to burn itself to the ground, and as of now, it seems to just be going further left by handing seats to the progressive Green Party, but for the first time in a long time, the majority of the rest of the UK has a chance at redemption and reclaiming their country.
Unfortunately, though, it may be too late. As I've written before, there is a point of no return for countries that import Islamism and crack down on civil liberties, and it really feels like the UK crossed it over the last few years. Still, even a managed decline, doing what can be done to slow the bleeding, would be preferable to what they have now.
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And now for the bad news. These are all local elections. So the results won’t affect Labour’s grip on the House of Commons at all.
And that’s where the real power is.
As Churchill said, “This is not the beginning of the end, it is the end of the beginning.”
And the even worse news:
This result could result in Keir Starmer being replaced.
By someone much worse.
“...Nigel Farage’s right-wing, anti-immigration, anti-Islamic Reform Party...”
Typical leftwing talking point from RedState. The Reform Party is NOT anti-immigration. It is anti-illegal alien invasion immigration.
I want to be happy for them but the sadly the the stiff upper lip of the Brits has gone soft. Their far right is as dubious, weak, and corrupt as our RINOs. They dont have what it takes to drive back the islamo invaders.
This result could result in Keir Starmer being replaced.
By someone much worse.
Yep.
as its leader, Nigel Farage, imitated President Trump’s anti-immigration agendaThat doesn't give Farage enough credit. He's not copying Trump, he's doing what is necessary.
There's that phrase again. Seem to recall something similar in the US in 2020.
Typical leftwing talking point from RedState“
When I saw that l had to look. I thought it was The Gaurdian.
That said, good news indeed - Starmer has vowed not to resign:
"I'm not resigning, that would throw Britain into chaos."
Throwing Britain into chaos is exactly what you and your ilk have done to Britain:
"You have helped to change Britain into a third-world slum thanks to the disastrous immigration policies of both Labour and the Tories.
You won't get anywhere near power again."
-- X
Britain was doomed when the Tories ditched Enoch Powell.
Good reality check. This might even cause an acceleration of the replacement voter op.
> This might even cause an acceleration of the replacement voter op. <
The next UK general election probably won’t be before August of 2029. That’s a long time away. And as I see it, it leaves Labour with two options.
1. Change course, and try to win back the average British voter.
2. Double down on importing illegal immigrants. And try to get them enrolled as voters.
Option 1 would be better for Britain. So I’m guess Labour will either do nothing or pick Option 2.
Doesn’t a “No Confidence” vote trigger an election?
The locals control the cops. The cops are harassing the locals in favour of the muzzies and illegals. That should change.
Yes but the party in power stays in power. It only triggers their internal election and they all suck.
Jeez. LMAO.
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