AS THE Westminster vultures circle its twitching corpse, one could be forgiven that the May 7 elections in Scotland, Wales and the 136 English councils and for six Metro mayors were no more than a referendum on the Starmer premiership.Unlike the 2025 elections which took place primarily in Tory-run councils, and which delivered control of seven local authorities to Reform, these elections include many Labour-run authorities, including the Senedd, most of the London boroughs and Europe’s largest local authority – Birmingham. 

AS THE Westminster vultures circle its twitching corpse, one could be forgiven that the May 7 elections in Scotland, Wales and the 136 English councils and for six Metro mayors were no more than a referendum on the Starmer premiership.

Unlike the 2025 elections which took place primarily in Tory-run councils, and which delivered control of seven local authorities to Reform, these elections include many Labour-run authorities, including the Senedd, most of the London boroughs and Europe’s largest local authority – Birmingham.

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