Higher proportion of pro-Palestine than Labour candidates won at local elections
Higher proportion of pro-Palestine than Labour candidates won at local elections Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 05/29/2026 - 12:26 Candidates with a pro-Palestine platform were more likely to win seats than candidates for any major party besides Reform, according to data shared exclusively with MEE Protesters take part in a march in central London on 11 October 2025 organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (AFP) Off Pro- Palestine candidates were more likely to win their seat than candidates from any major party besides Reform at the recent local elections in England, Middle East Eye can reveal. New data shared exclusively with MEE indicates that opposition to British cooperation with Israel remains a salient political issue and is a predictor for electoral success in many areas in England. At the 7 May local elections, candidates who signed the “Pledge for Palestine”, created by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), won 27 percent of the seats they contested, while Reform candidates won 30 percent.
