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Local elections in England/ Farage triumphant, historic defeat for Starmer: I am not resigning!

2026-05-08 17:08:09Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Local elections in England/ Farage triumphant, historic defeat for Starmer: I am
Farage triumphant

A heavy defeat for Keir Starmer's Labour Party and a remarkable success for Nigel Farage and his right-wing Reform UK party.

Local elections in England, as well as national elections in Wales and Scotland, are proving much more negative than expected for the British Prime Minister. At least according to the first results that are being published.

"This result hurts," Starmer declared, praising the commitment of Labour militants and taking "responsibility" for the defeat, without "looking for blame."

However, he assured that he will not resign and that he intends to remain at the head of the party until the next parliamentary elections.

According to him, this loss "does not weaken the determination to achieve the promised change" by the government.

The Labour Party is already losing hundreds of seats in England and could lose up to 1,800 of the 5,000 seats it was contesting in areas where it was in power. A disaster of historic proportions that could mark the Labour Party's worst ever result in local elections.

Starmer's party has lost ground everywhere, even in traditional strongholds like Wigan or Wandsworth in London.

Labour also suffered a heavy defeat in Hartlepool, a working-class port town in northeast England, losing every district in the area. The defeat has a special meaning for Starmer: in 2021, when Boris Johnson’s Conservatives took Hartlepool from Labour, Starmer (then leader of the opposition) had considered resigning, but his wife Victoria convinced him not to leave. A decision that proved to be the right one, as Johnson was later embroiled in the “Partygate” scandal and in 2024 Starmer won the parliamentary election.

Now, however, Starmer is facing a deep crisis again. Party MPs, such as Jonathan Brash from Hartlepool, have begun to call for his resignation. Although his ministers still support him, the pressure on the prime minister is enormous.

Rarely in recent years has a prime minister been so unpopular with voters on both the right and the left. John McDonnell, a historic figure on the Labour left, even warned of the party's "risk of extinction."

"The Labour Party is experiencing the worst nightmare in its history. It is no longer just a question of governing, but of survival as a party. Our membership has been halved," he told LBC radio.

Meanwhile, Nigel Farage is enjoying a spectacular triumph. His Reform UK party is winning hundreds of seats and could win up to 1,500 local seats, especially in traditionally working-class and white areas that were once Labour strongholds. Nigel Farage's campaign has focused heavily on attacks on immigration and foreigners.

In urban areas, the Greens are also dealing further blows to Labour, further weakening Starmer's position, who after two years of unclear governance and without a strong identity, now appears to be fighting for political survival within his own party.


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