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Thursday, 7 May 2026

Crucial day



Polling stations open at start of crucial day for Keir Starmer’s premiership


Polling stations across Wales, Scotland and parts of England have opened for millions to cast their vote in crucial elections for Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership.

They are expected to be the toughest test for the Prime Minister since the general election in 2024, with devastating results predicted for the Labour Party.

Some 1,850 Labour seats are expected to be lost in councils across England, according to polling guru Lord Robert Hayward.



A crucial day for voters? A loss of 1850 council seats may sound like a resounding vote of no confidence for Keir Starmer, but further down we have this picture of possible replacements. It's a reminder of how crucial voting is - or isn't.

 




3 comments:

dearieme said...

My wife voted this morning: only one political party had tellers at the door. The Lib Dems, for Gawd's sake.

dearieme said...

I should add: we were visited by a Lib Dem canvasser this morning. We had a Labour one last week. I vaguely recall having a third but I can't remember who he was from.

A K Haart said...

dearieme - we don't have an election here, but in recent years we've not seen any tellers at the polling station door. Maybe we are too surly, but we see very few canvassers either, just leaflets quickly shoved through the letter box.