Labour loses hundreds of seats and control of several former heartlands of England. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage's Reform UK surges ahead in a local election described as one of the biggest political shifts in modern British politics.
By Friday evening, with 122 of 136 English constituencies counted, Reform UK had gained over 1,200 seats. At the same time, Labour had lost about 930 seats and the Conservatives ("Tories") just over 400. The Liberal Democrats gained 136 seats and the Greens 221, reports The Telegraph.
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