UK elections: Here's where Greens, Your Party and independents will challenge Labour

UK elections: Here's where Greens, Your Party and independents will challenge Labour Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 04/02/2026 - 13:46 Left-wing parties will seek to win control of councils in May local elections and coordinate to fight Labour and Reform Green Party leader Zack Polanski (R) and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) take part in a march against the far right in central London on 28 March 2026 (AFP) Off Keir Starmer will be fighting for his career at the 7 May local elections, which many will interpret as a referendum on his premiership. His Labour Party is defending over half of the 5,000 council seats being contested across England in 136 councils next month, in the most crucial electoral contest since Starmer became prime minister of the UK in July 2024. The economy is struggling, particularly amid the US-Israeli war on Iran , Labour is flailing in the polls and Starmer's own popularity is historically low.