The towns and cities showing politics in England is splintering from two-party system

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"Local elections in England have seen Labour lose more than a thousand councillors and control of dozens of councils across the country. Some results are still being declared, but Sir Keir Starmer's party has lost control of at least 35 councils, with 1,442 party councillors losing their seats, including in historically safe strongholds such as the red wall where Nigel Farage's Reform UK made seismic gains."

"The party's grip on London has also been severely weakened, with Labour losing control of nearly half of the 21 boroughs they previously held in the capital, after a strong showing from Zack Polanski's Green Party. The Greens defeated Labour mayors in Hackney and Lewisham and took control of Waltham Forest council, while the Conservative Party also suffered big losses, losing Essex County Council and Suffolk to Reform."

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