Election Maps has crunched the numbers on every council by-election since the 2025 locals. There have been 202 contests so far – and Reform is hoovering them up, with a net gain of 61. Unsurprisingly Labour has tanked…
RFM: 72 (+61)
LDM: 58 (+20)
CON: 23 (-24)
LAB: 16 (-46)
GRN: 15 (+2)
Ind: 9 (-6)
Local: 5 (-5)
SNP: 4 (-1)
PLC: 3 (-1)
No doubt this trend will be reflected in May’s locals. Guido members can read what’s really going on behind the scenes in our weekly Bursting the Bubble…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”