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Labour's Support Plummets as Reform and Tories Battle

5/3/2025

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In the recent UK local elections, Reform and Conservatives are neck and neck, leaving Labour in the dust. With Labour's support plummeting—especially in Scotland, where their vote share has halved—analysts caution that their attempt to imitate Reform could backfire, pushing away their left-leaning base and jeopardizing their chances in the crucial 2026 Holyrood elections.

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In the recent UK local elections, Reform and Conservatives are neck and neck, leaving Labour in the dust. With Labour's support plummeting—especially in Scotland, where their vote share has halved—analysts caution that their attempt to imitate Reform could backfire, pushing away their left-leaning base and jeopardizing their chances in the crucial 2026 Holyrood elections.