Updated
Updated · BBC.com · May 6
Political parties make final pitches before elections across Britain
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · May 6

Political parties make final pitches before elections across Britain

6 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 6
  • Polling opens on Thursday in Scotland, Wales and parts of England, with more than 5,000 council seats, 136 councils and six mayoralties being contested.
  • Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Reform UK are battling for gains, while Labour and the Conservatives brace for losses and the Liberal Democrats and Greens target disaffected voters.
  • Results are due from early Friday into Saturday, with contests seen as a major test of Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage.
With Labour's dominance ending, who will truly govern a divided Wales?
Can Nigel Farage's populist surge survive his £5m gift scandal?
Is Britain's traditional two-party system now broken beyond repair?