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I've put together the story of the May 7th elections - English Locals, Holyrood and the Senedd
pollcheck.co.uk/elections-20…
Take a journey through 2026 - Reform took most seats in England, and won seats in Holyrood and the Senedd for the first time
Labour lost 460 seats in London, while both the Greens and Reform gained London Boroughs for the first time
Did you know that in 18 councils, the party with the most votes didn't win the most seats? Or that 8 seats were decided by a single vote?
Scroll through the story here: pollcheck.co.uk/elections-20…
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We are approaching the time of the year where the 6-month rule takes effect.
After 6th November 2026, any casual vacancy that occurs in a local authority, must have its by-election delayed to LE2027.
This only occurs if the councillor's term would have ended in 2027.
If the councillor's term ends in 2028-2031, a by-election is still held.
Something different for a limited time - there's now some US midterm polling and forecasts on the site for those interested
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Reform are now past the point of FPTP helping them, and as in 2024 they're looking at a relatively high vote share with few seats
They're currently at 21% in the tracker, and projected at 40 seats
If this drops to 19-20%, they'll be projected at around 20 seats
Lowest Reform polling from @YouGov since Jan 2025 when tracker started
Westminster Voting Intention:
Labour: 27% (=)
Conservative: 22% (-1)
Reform UK: 20% (-2)
Liberal Democrats: 11% (=)
Greens: 10% (=)
Restore Britain: 4% (+1)
SNP: 2% (=)
Others: 2% (+1)
Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
Via: YouGov
MOE: ±2.0%
Field Work: 25-26 Oct changes w/ 18-19 Oct
Holyrood Voting Intention
Constituency:
SNP: 34.0% (-4)
Labour: 18.0% (-1)
Reform UK: 13.0% (-3)
Conservative: 12.0% N/C
Liberal Democrats: 9.0% (-2)
Greens: 7.0% (+5)
Regional:
SNP: 28.0% (+1)
Labour: 17.0% (+1)
Greens: 15.0% (+1)
Conservative: 13.0% (+1)
Reform UK: 13.0% (-4)
Liberal Democrats: 9.0% N/C
Via: Norstat
Field Work: 20 - 23 Oct changes w/ 2026
NEW: Scotland Westminster voting intention
SNP: 32% (+2)
Labour: 21% (-14)
Reform UK: 15% (+8)
Conservative: 13% (0)
Green: 7% (+3)
Lib Dem: 6% (-4)
Restore Britain: 4% (new)
Changes w/GE2024
Via: Norstat for The Sunday Times
Fieldwork: 20 to 23 October 2026
Westminster Voting Intention:
Labour: 27% (=)
Conservative: 22% (-1)
Reform UK: 20% (-2)
Liberal Democrats: 11% (=)
Greens: 10% (=)
Via: YouGov
Field Work: 25-26 Oct changes w/ 20 October
Satisfaction with party leaders and the government (satisfied / dissatisfied, net):
Kemi Badenoch: 35% / 39%, net −4
Andy Burnham: 35% / 45%, net −10
Ed Davey: 20% / 42%, net −22
Zack Polanski: 17% / 56%, net −39
Nigel Farage: 22% / 64%, net −42
The government: 23% / 66%, net −43
Via: Ipsos Political Monitor.
Fieldwork 15 to 22 October 2026.
New Westminster MRP:
Labour: 27% / 280 seats (−131)
Reform UK: 24% / 130 seats (+125)
Conservative: 21% / 116 seats (−5)
Lib Dem: 10% / 62 seats (−10)
Green: 10% / 6 seats (+2)
SNP: 3% / 26 seats (+17)
Plaid Cymru: 1% / 8 seats (+4)
Independent: 3 seats (−2)
Changes w/GE2024
Via: Good Growth Foundation MRP.
Fieldwork 5 to 10 September 2026, n=10,301.
If true, this would be a Labour / Reform contest, with Labour likely holding on current polling
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is rumoured to quit as an MP to "cash in" on her experience as Chancellor
It comes after she "secretly met" two City companies in the last fortnight
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PollCheck projection of @Ipsos_in_the_UK poll:
Labour: 359 (-52)
Conservative: 147 (+26)
Liberal Democrats: 50 (-22)
SNP: 31 (+22)
Reform UK: 25 (+20)
Others: 8 (+2)
Plaid Cymru: 7 (+3)
Green: 4 (=)
Restore Britain: 1 (new)
Changes w/GE2024
Westminster Voting Intention:
Labour: 32% (+5)
Conservative: 24% (+3)
Reform UK: 20% (-3)
Liberal Democrats: 9% (+1)
Greens: 8% (-5)
Others: 6%
Via: Ipsos
N=1,109
Field Work: 15-22 October changes w/ 10-15 September
Approval Ratings (NET)
Andy Burnham: 6% (-2)
Kemi Badenoch: 0% (+1)
Ed Davey: -8% (-2)
Nigel Farage: -28% (-2)
Zack Polanski: -31% (-2)
Via: Opinium
Field Work: 21-23 Oct changes w/ 7-9 Oct
Westminster Voting Intention:
Labour: 30% (+1)
Reform UK: 22% (-1)
Conservative: 20% (=)
Greens: 10% (+1)
Liberal Democrats: 9% (=)
Others: 5% (=)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
Via: Opinium
MOE: ±2.2%
Field Work: 21-23 Oct changes w/ 7-9 Oct
NEW: Senedd voting intention
Plaid Cymru: 33% (-2)
Reform UK: 30% (+1)
Labour: 15% (+4)
Conservative: 11% (0)
Green: 6% (-1)
Lib Dem: 4% (0)
Others: 2% (0)
Changes since the May 2026 Senedd election
Via: Beaufort Research
Fieldwork: 21 September to 11 October 2026
UK voting intention, 7-poll average to 22 Oct 2026
Labour 27.7% ▲1.1
Conservative 22.3% ▲2.3
Reform UK 21.9% ▼1.1
Lib Dem 9.7% ▼0.1
Green 9.3% ▼1.7
Change in points vs 30 days ago
















