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Flipboard<p>Another month … another series of local elections in the U.S. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span>’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> has once again detailed which 40 we should be watching, from high-profile contests like the New York City mayor and New Jersey governor primaries, to a ballot measure on book bans in a California city. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/0yaA-X" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/0yaA-X</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewYorkMayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkMayor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewJerseyGovernor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewJerseyGovernor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>On Tuesday, Larry Krasner easily won the Democratic primary ahead of a November election that could see him win a third term as district attorney of Philadelphia. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span>’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> writes about Krasner’s role as one of a number of progressive prosecutors across the United States, the opposition he faced from everyone from Elon Musk to the city’s Democratic Party, and why he continues to be supported across Philadelphia. </p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/larry-krasner-wins-philadelphia-primary/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/larry-krasner-win</span><span class="invisible">s-philadelphia-primary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LarryKrasner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LarryKrasner</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ProgressivePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgressivePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> is the best magazine for keeping your eye on America’s local politics, and possibly detecting if a shift is happening (were we the only ones glued to the Omaha, NE mayoral elections earlier this week)? Alex Burness writes about judge elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where a “slate of eight” progressive-endorsed candidates are running. Their supporters hope that the prospective judges, who come from public defender, social work and civil rights backgrounds, will have more understanding of the issues faced by criminal defendants. Check out the second list for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span>’s list of elections to watch in May.</p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-judge-elections-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-</span><span class="invisible">judge-elections-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ball</span><span class="invisible">ot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Totts<p>Upon watching The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BBCLauraK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCLauraK</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrevorPhillips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrevorPhillips</span></a> I see now how Labour have learnt absolutely nothing from the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Localelections</span></a> and are determined to continue the same stupid path and try and out do <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> because they think this this is what the public wants. </p><p>It isn't. What the public wanted from Labour was best exemplified by this lady on Thursday's #<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BbcQuestionTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BbcQuestionTime</span></a> </p><p>1/2</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2051766/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2051766/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> First elections held in Lebanon since Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArmedConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmedConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MountLebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MountLebanon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MunicipalCouncils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MunicipalCouncils</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MunicipalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MunicipalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ParliamentaryElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParliamentaryElection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthernSuburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernSuburbs</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2051412/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2051412/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> First elections held in Lebanon since Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>At very busy garden centre, first thing today. Looked around, and I realised a sizeable proportion of the mainly older people there blithely voted for a protofascist party in VE week. I suspect they think their parents and grandparents would have approved, conflating patriotism with nationalism. Heigh ho...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nottinghamshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nottinghamshire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>"There doesn’t seem to be any understanding of the deep-seated emotion in the reaction of Labour supporters to the party’s behaviour in government over the past 10 months. There used to be talk of the need for emotional literacy in politics. What we are witnessing is a staggering level of emotional illiteracy"<br>John McDonnell in a righteous rant.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/03/labour-reform-voters-keir-starmer-local-elections?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1746293950" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/03/labour-reform-voters-keir-starmer-local-elections?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1746293950</span></a></p>
Viral Obscurity<p>Our local election results are in</p><p>Our local council has switched to Lib Dem control (good) but our ward (local area) now has one of the swivel-eyed-loonies from reform which is disappointing. Not that I expect them do anything but make noise</p><p>The national result of reform gains is scary because so many people seem happy to vote far right</p><p>Nobody likes a Tory. Everyone hates Starmer. The next General Election will be important</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
Different Drummer<p>If anyone outside the alleged UK is wondering what's happening with the toots about local elections, this map should help.</p><p>The only part you need to focus on is the neon blue. Those are the counties (etc) of England (not Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) that have voted Nazi.</p><p>The "Reform" party was formerly UKIP/Brexit Party. They just changed their name. It isn't even a proper "party" as such. It's a COMPANY.</p><p>England showing it's colonial true colours.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
SJ says Bo Lux<p>Come on Labour for goodness sake start listening. You're meant to be helping workers. The working class, pensioners, the disabled, little people. If you're not in that side who the fuck is? Forget culture wars. Forget penny pinching tax reforms. Be big. Tax the rich. If rich people threaten to leave, show them the door and just look after the ordinary men and women of this country. Ignore the right wing media. Just do the right thing. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>FINAL ENGLAND COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS</p><p>With all councils fully declared, these are the final results:</p><p>⚪ Reform UK: 677 (+677)<br>🟠 Liberal Democrats: 370 (+163)<br>🔵 Conservative: 317 (-676)<br>🔴 Labour: 99 (-186)<br>⚫ Independent/Localist: 89 (-20)<br>🟢 Green Party: 80 (+45)</p><p>Changes with 2021.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS</p><p>⚪ Reform UK: 42 (+42)<br>🔵 Conservative: 17 (-35)<br>🔴 Labour: 9 (-9)<br>🟠 Liberal Democrats: 6 (+2)<br>⚫ Independents: 2 (=)</p><p>Reform GAIN from Conservatives.</p><p>Changes with 2021.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Northamptonshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Northamptonshire</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY</p><p>Labour:</p><p>A bad set of results overshadowed by the far worse results for the Conservatives.</p><p>On the plus side they have held on to three mayors (including see off a Green challenge in the West of England), the only large council they've lost control of is County Durham (to Reform) and they've come second in the national voteshare - respectable for a mid-term government in the local elections.</p><p>On the downside they've lost seats to Reform on the right and to the Lib Dems/Greens on the left, they lost the Runcorn westminster by-election to Reform, have come 4th in council seats, and have seen strong Labour cities in southern England (Exeter, Cambridgeshire, Canterbury) experience major losses to Lib Dems/Greens.</p><p>And these elections were conducted largely outside Labour territory - had they been in Labour territory then these results could well have been a lot worse.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY</p><p>Reform UK:</p><p>Have done exceedingly well. Came top in the projected national vote share (30%) and have essentially supplanted the Conservatives across the bits of rural England which were up for election this time.</p><p>They've gained two regional mayors, came close seconds in other mayoral races, and are now in outright control of TEN councils.</p><p>If you wanted to find a fly in the ointment it's that they've proven far better at winning Conservative seats than at taking seats from Labour, but they'll still be pleased with their significant gains from Labour.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY</p><p>The Conservatives:</p><p>Have lost control of every council they were defending, have finished fourth in the projected national vote share and have lost more council seats than their own expectation management 'disaster' scenario.</p><p>The only silver lining was managing to gain the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough regional mayor from Labour on a very split voteshare.</p><p>They've lost masses of seats to Lib Dems/Greens in middle class 'blue wall' type seats and have lost many masses of socially conservative seats to Reform. They don't appear to have any safe heartlands left.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a></p>
Ally Miller<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd925jk27k0o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd925j</span><span class="invisible">k27k0o</span></a> As if the country isn’t in enough trouble, a significant proportion of the electorate seem to want to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> the country. You’d think <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> was enough of a warning shot. BUT a decent second for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> and an ok result for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> . Pity those of us with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> clowns running our councils though! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LocalElections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY</p><p>The Lib Dems:</p><p>Have taken control of 3 county councils, more than they've ever managed before. Won more seats than Labour and the Conservatives (nearly as many as both of them combined in fact). Now control more councils than the Conservatives.</p><p>Beat Labour in the national vote share for the first time since 2009 and the Conservatives in the national vote share for the first time ever.</p><p>They also posted a strong second place in the Hull &amp; East Yorks mayoral election and are likely to lead three or four additional councils in minority/coalition administrations.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY</p><p>The Greens:</p><p>Slightly better than doubling their number of council seats from last time, national equivalent vote share of 11% (significantly better than they polled at the GE).</p><p>According to Sir John Curtice, polling expert to the BBC, this means they are "treading water".</p><p>Colour me sceptical when it comes to that particular piece of spin.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a></p>
UK Election Results<p>ENGLAND COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS SO FAR</p><p>As of 8.10pm the current net changes in council seats are as follows:</p><p>⚪ Reform UK: 656 (+656)<br>🟠 Liberal Democrats: 366 (+160)<br>🔵 Conservative: 308 (-654)<br>🔴 Labour: 94 (-184)<br>⚫ Independent/Localist: 88 (-19)<br>🟢 Green Party: 77 (+44)</p><p>Changes with 2021.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a></p>
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