LOCAL elections in Britain on May 7, 2026 – in which the ruling Labour Party suffered deep losses – revealed tectonic shifts. The two-party system that has been operating there since 1721 has effectively turned into a five-party free-for-all. Reform U.K., the anti-immigrant right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, won 1,453 seats in local councils, followed by Labour with 1,068, Liberal Democrats with 844, the Conservatives with 801, and the Greens with 587.