England local elections 2025

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England council results

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23 of 23 councils

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Huge swings see Reform gains in local elections while Lib Dems take control of three councils

Keir Starmer says the results are "disappointing" for Labour, while Nigel Farage says it signals "the end of two-party politics".
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  1. A headshot of a man wearing a red top and a grey jacket.

  2. Centre of Higham Ferrers, showing a two-storey stone building in the centre, two bare trees to the right, a church steeple in the background, and two notice boards in front of the stone building. There are further stone buildings in the background and a road sweeping round to the right.

  3. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wearing red trousers, red tie and grey jacket holding his arms in the air in front of many supporters wearing blue rosettes and placards, saying "We're voting Reform UK".

  4. Eight people dressed in suits and formal clothes with green rosettes stand together.

  5. Donna Edmunds, smiles at the camera. She has dark hair and is stood with a woodland behind her

  6. Sir Keir Starmer giving a campaign speech in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, during the local elections in April, with Labour activists in the background.

  7. Liberal Democrat leader on Wiltshire Council Ian Thorn smiles at the camera in a blue suit jacket and woolly scarf.

  8. Head and shoulders shot of Martin Hill

  9. A man with grey hair in a grey jacket with a blue shirt and dark blue tie standing in front of County Hall in Truro

  10. Dame Andrea Jenkyns with blond hair and wearing a yellow dress in front of a banner for the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

  11. Luke Campbell with short, dark hair wearing a blue top signing the acceptance of office declaration in an glass sided office with a view of the Humber Bridge in the background

  12. A man in a blue top with a long beard and wispy hair sat in a kitchen.

  13. A woman with short grey hair and glasses wearing a blue patterned blouse and dark blue jacket stood next to a man with short dark hair and blue suit in front of a large brick building

  14. Mark Arnull, who is wearing a black suit and a light blue tie looking directly at the camera. He is also wearing black framed glasses.

  15. A picture of a man called Martin Tett who is the leader of Buckinghamshire Council. He is wearing a light blue shirt with a yellow tie and black dots and is sat at a desk with a computer monitor on his left.

  16. Julian Brazil wearing a white shirt and a burgundy zipped jumper and navy blue blazer.

  17. Sir Keir Starmer

  18. Senior couple using laptop at home

  19. Mike Amesbury, in a grey suit and white shirt, sit on red couch of the BBC Breakfast programme's set

  20. A polling station in Shropshire. There is a metal gate with a paper sign that says POLLING STATION. Someone can be seen walking past with a ballot paper in the background

  21. A large yellow flag with a red rose with green leaves and and yellow centre painted on it - it flies in front of a sunset

  22. A group of about 20 people, men and women, celebrating winning an election. They are of all different ages and all are wearing yellow rosettes and cheering with their arms up in a sports hall.

  23. Jenkyns wears a colourful navy top with bright multicoloured daisies on it. She is in the Politics North studio and is smiling. The background is blue.

  24. Amanda Hopgood sits on the red Politics North sofa with the teal set behind her. She's wearing a silky navy blue top and has her blonde hair tied back.