The Reform party came out as the biggest winner in this year’s local elections as Labour suffers a historic defeat in Wales after 27 years in power in the Welsh Parliament.  They (Reform UK) picking up more than 1,200 councillors, whilst in the principality, Plaid Cymru becomes the largest party - with Reform in second.

And, for the Conservative Party, the Tories lost almost 500 seats, as Labour lose more than 1,000 - Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat, saying that she took "full responsibility" for what she described as a "catastrophic" performance. The Greens and Lib Dems also make gains.

In Birmingham, the City Council headed towards no overall control after a terrible election for Labour, with Reform making the biggest gains and saying it will not recognise a preliminary deal to end bin strike. They (Labour) also lost control of Sandwell Council for first time in 47 years, while Tories lose Walsall council, with former leader Mike Bird losing his seat by just seven votes.

The Conservatives lost control of Solihull Council for first time since 2010, whilst Labour kept control of Wolverhampton but lost seats to Reform which also took them in Dudley, but the Tories remained the largest party there. So, with his party doing best in places that voted heavily for Brexit, in 2016, Nigel Farage, described the election results as “a truly historic shift in British politics.”

He went on: "We've been so used to thinking about politics in terms of left and right, yet what Reform are able to do is to win in areas that have always been Conservative. But equally, we're proving in a big way that we could win in areas that Labour has dominated since the end of World War I."

For Sir Keir Starmer, he says that he's not going to walk away from No.10, with many in his cabinet rallying in support of the Prime Minister. He said that he took responsibility for his party's poor showing int the local election results, saying: "Days like this don't weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised."

In Scotland, the SNP was projected to win the most seats, but was expected to fall short of a majority in Holyroon. With the incumbent government reeling and heavily wounded – especially Starmer himself - Reform, Plaid Cymru in the Senedd and the SNP are the jubilant winners in an election that the PM called for himself.