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THU · 2026-04-30 · 09:39 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0430-72710
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Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

Local election campaigning is in its final week, with forecaster Robert Hayward predicting significant gains for Reform UK, potentially at the expense of both Labour and Conservative seats. In London, Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch stated her party's commitment to keeping council tax low, differentiating their approach from Reform UK's promises.

Andrew SparrowThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-04-30 · 09:39 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live
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Local election campaigning is in its final week, with forecaster Robert Hayward predicting significant gains for Reform UK, potentially at the expense of both Labour and Conservative seats. In London, Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch stated her party's commitment to keeping council tax low, differentiating their approach from Reform UK's promises. Badenoch expressed a desire for the Conservatives to win as many seats as possible and regain lost councils, such as Westminster, though she declined to set a specific target. The upcoming elections will determine the political landscape in English local councils.

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Kemi Badenoch refused to set a specific target for the number of seats the Conservatives expect to win.

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The Conservatives are committed to keeping council tax as low as possible.

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Labour could lose 1,850 English seats in the upcoming local elections.

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Reform UK will be a big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the Conservatives.

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Reform UK is promising to cut council tax but could not deliver on that promise.

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Robert Hayward predicts Reform will be big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the Conservatives Badenoch told BBC Radio London that the Conservatives were committed to keeping council tax “as low as possible”. She said, unlike Reform UK, the Tories were not promising to cut council tax. Reform did that, but could not deliver, she said. In an interview on BBC Radio London, asked what would be a good result for the Conservatives in London, Kemi Badenoch said she wanted to win as many seats as possible. And she said she would like to win back councils the party had lost, citing Westminster as an example. But she refused to set a target for how many seats she expected to win. Continue reading...
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