{"id":28169,"date":"2025-05-02T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/whats-happened-in-elections-so-far-and-whats-still-to-come\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:59:42","slug":"whats-happened-in-elections-so-far-and-whats-still-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/whats-happened-in-elections-so-far-and-whats-still-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happened in elections so far and what&#8217;s still to come?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"main-content\">\n<article xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-801dd632-0 eSlECZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-801dd632-12 jSIeFi\">\n<div class=\"sc-801dd632-5 kRoBHa\">\n<div><span class=\"sc-801dd632-7 lasLGY\">Becky Morton &amp; Kate Whannel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Political reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 kVRMhO\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-4abb68ca-1 eOgpjw\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/51e0\/live\/57d503d0-2745-11f0-8c66-ebf25fc2cfef.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Nigel Farage grinning and surrounded by cameras. He's wearing a dark suit and a white shirt and a striped tie.\" class=\"sc-4abb68ca-0 ldLcJe\"\/><span class=\"sc-4abb68ca-2 kkAKIJ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">Knife-edge Runcorn by-election<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reform UK won its first Parliamentary by-election, taking <b id=\"runcorn-and-helsby\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Runcorn and Helsby<\/b> from Labour by just six votes after a recount<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reform candidate Sarah Pochin got 38.7% of the vote. The Conservatives came a distant third, with the Green Party fourth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">First Reform mayors<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reform won its first mayoral contest, with former Tory MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns getting 42% of the vote in <b id=\"greater-lincolnshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Greater Lincolnshire <\/b>&#8211; a long way ahead of the Conservative candidate on 26%<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">The party gained its second mayor in <b id=\"hull-&amp;-east-yorkshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Hull &amp; East Yorkshire<\/b>, where former boxer Luke Campbell got 36% of the vote, beating the Liberal Democrats into second place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">Labour hold trio of mayoral contests<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">In <b id=\"north-tyneside\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">North Tyneside<\/b> Labour held the mayoralty by just 444 votes<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">It was also a tight result in <b id=\"doncaster\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Doncaster<\/b>, with Labour clinching victory over Reform by 698 votes<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Labour also held on in the <b id=\"west-of-england\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">West of England<\/b> mayoral contest, with a majority of 5,949, as the Tories were pushed into fourth place behind Reform and the Greens<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">But the party saw its share of the vote fall significantly as Reform came a close second in all three races<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Labour also lost the mayoralty in <b id=\"cambridgeshire-&amp;-peterborough\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough<\/b> to the Conservatives &#8211; a rare bright spot for the Tories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">Reform make council gains<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reform UK has made big gains in council seats across England and has picked up more than 650 seats<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">The Conservatives have lost more than 650 seats and Labour &#8211; which was defending fewer seats &#8211; is down by more than 180<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">For the first time Reform UK has won control of councils &#8211; they are now in charge in <b id=\"derbyshire,-durham,-kent,-lancashire,-lincolnshire,-nottinghamshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Derbyshire, Durham, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire <\/b>and <b id=\"staffordshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Staffordshire<\/b> &#8211; all except Durham were taken from the Conservatives<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">It also made gains in <b id=\"devon,\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Devon,<\/b> <b id=\"cornwall,-leicestershire,-warwickshire,-worcestershire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Cornwall, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire<\/b> and <b id=\"northumberland\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Northumberland <\/b>&#8211; areas where no party holds the balance of power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">Lib Dem wins<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">The Liberal Democrats have boosted their overall number of seats by more than 150 so far, making gains in <b id=\"devon,-cornwall,-hertfordshire,-gloucestershire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Devon, Cornwall, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire<\/b> and <b id=\"wiltshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Wiltshire<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">They have taken control of <b id=\"shropshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Shropshire <\/b>from the Conservatives and <b id=\"oxfordshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Oxfordshire <\/b>and <b id=\"cambridgeshire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Cambridgeshire <\/b>which were previously under no overall control<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">The party has won more seats than the Conservatives, pushing them into third place<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">The Green Party has made some gains, winning seats in <b id=\"worcestershire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Worcestershire <\/b>and <b id=\"gloucestershire\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">Gloucestershire<\/b>, however it suffered disappointment in the <b id=\"west-of-england\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 jpoiOL\">West of England<\/b> mayoral race where it came third to Reform UK and Labour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-737179d2-0 erjHHi\">What&#8217;s still to come?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-55252feb-0 chlSKL\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">West Northamptonshire is still to declare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\"><i id=\"you-can-follow-all-the-results-and-reaction-on-bbc-one-and-on-iplayer,-the-news-channel,-sounds-and-on-the\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 fhKUCU\">You can follow all the results and reaction on BBC One and on iPlayer, the News Channel, Sounds and on the <\/i><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/c39jedewxp8t\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\"><i id=\"bbc-live-page\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 fhKUCU\">BBC live page<\/i><\/a><i id=\".\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 fhKUCU\">.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dFZIgd\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-4abb68ca-1 eOgpjw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20250428-123652-7bc49a8f4-web-2.20.1-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-4abb68ca-0 itgEAh hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5aae\/live\/a591add0-1520-11f0-a455-cf1d5f751d2f.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A purple banner reading &quot;More on local elections 2025&quot; 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