Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?
Who’s up and who’s down?

Labour picked up almost 50% of the vote

Reform UK came second

The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number in post-war history.

A possible gain for the Lib Dems is being mooted in Hunt’s Godalming & Ash constituency.

A groundbreaking moment

The general election exit poll is now out

The snap election meant “demand has severely tested the system”

The Reform UK leader also defended campaigning with a man convicted of assaulting his girlfriend

This is the first UK general election where people in Great Britain need to show photo ID at polling stations