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The Future of The UK Started With The Council Elections & The Votes of The Citizens of The UK that Kier Starmer Delayed!
- Linda Aitken-Smith
- May 11
- 7 min read
Updated: May 11
Local Council Elections
Well done to our New Reform Councillor David Lewis, who won his seat (Westhoughton & Hunger Hill).
And to all those who won seats and changed the Future of the UK.
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In the local elections held on 7 May 2026, Reform UK emerged as the largest gainer, securing over 1,450 councillor positions across England. The elections saw significant losses for the Labour Party, which lost control of roughly 35 councils, and the Conservatives, who suffered heavy defeats in their traditional heartlands.
England Local Council Results
Across the 136 councils that declared results in England, the seat totals were as follows:
Scottish and Welsh Results
In addition to English local councils, major elections were held for the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments:
Scottish Parliament:
The SNP remained the largest party with 58 seats but fell short of a majority.
Labour and Reform UK: Tied for second with 17 seats each, followed by the
Scottish Greens (15), Conservatives (12), and Liberal Democrats (10).
Welsh Parliament (Senedd):
Plaid Cymru became the largest party with 43 seats. Reform UK followed with 34 seats, while Labour dropped to 9 seats and the Conservatives to 7.
Key Takeaways
Reform UK Breakthrough: The party gained control of its first 14 councils, including Havering in London.
Green Gains: The Greens won their first-ever elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham, and took control of several councils including Norwich.
Fragmented Landscape: The number of councils under No Overall Control (NOC) rose to 64 as the traditional two-party dominance weakened.
Labour Lost Seats
In the May 2026 local elections, the Labour Party suffered significant losses across the UK:
England: Labour lost a total of 1,496 council seats.
London: Within the capital, the party lost 459 councillors, leaving them with 696 seats.
Wales (Senedd): Labour lost 35 seats, finishing in third place for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Scotland (Parliament): The party lost 4 seats, leaving them with a total of 17
The party also lost control of approximately 38 to 40 councils across England. These losses were largely attributed to a surge in support for Reform UK, which gained over 1,400 seats, and the Green Party, which made substantial gains in former Labour strongholds like London.
How Many Seats Reform Won In The
Local Elections
In the most recent May 2026 local elections, Reform UK won a total of 1,453 council seats in England. This represents a significant gain of 1,451 seats compared to their previous standing.
The party's performance across the UK included:
England: Won 1,453 seats and gained control of 14 councils, including their first London borough in Havering.
Wales (Senedd): Won 34 seats, placing them as the second-largest party in the Welsh Parliament.
Scotland (Holyrood): Won 17 seats, tying with Labour for second place.
For historical context, in the 2024 local elections, Reform UK won only 2 seats (specifically in Havant). This followed a small breakthrough in 2023 when the party won 6 seats on Derby City Council.
The MSP In The UK On A VISA
Dr Manivannan, an MSP for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region, is reported to have lived in Scotland since 2021, with speculation on social media they are in the UK on a student visa.??
Dr Manivannan – a self-declared “queer Tamil immigrant” – is able to serve the full five-year term at Holyrood, Ms Mackay told BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show: “There will have to be a renewal of Q’s visa.
“That is a process they will have to complete over the session of Parliament.”
She stressed the Scottish Parliament had “specifically passed legislation to allow people like Q to be able to stand and be MSPs”.
He is in the UK on a VISA And Is A UK MSP????
So he is not a Legal Citizen, even if he came here on a work visa. Or the UK Ancestry visa, which many British citizens will have issues with.
The only people who should be able to be an MSP, MP or Councillor are Legal Citizens who have lived in the UK and have come to the UK LEGALLY after proper checks and are self-funding. Not a burden on the UK and the taxpayers of this Country.
Anyone who comes here on a Visa should not be allowed to be an MP, etc.
And when the VISA ends, they should not be allowed to stay in the UK as an Asylum Seeker, to work or be an MP....
‘Queer Tamil immigrant’ elected as Scottish Green MSP to pocket £77k a year despite not having the right to work ????
So it seems that anyone can come to the UK and stand in an Election to become an MP or as an MSP IN Scotland or as a Councillor in any of the Local Councils in the UK.
Information On Being An MP or an MSP at Holyrood
As a Member of Parliament (MP) in the UK House of Commons or a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) at Holyrood, your role involves representing constituents, making laws, and scrutinising the government. While both roles involve significant local casework and parliamentary work, they operate in different areas of legislation.
Key Responsibilities of an MP/MSP
Legislative Work: Proposing, debating, and voting on new laws in parliament.
Scrutiny: Holding the government to account through committees and direct questioning.
Constituency Work: Supporting local people with issues such as housing, health, and education (devolved matters for MSPs).
Surgeries: Holding regular meetings to hear local concerns.
Party Responsibilities: Explaining and defending party policies, often while under a "whip" system.
Differences Between MP and MSP
MP (Member of Parliament): Sits at Westminster and focuses on UK-wide issues such as defence, foreign affairs, and employment.
MSP (Member of Scottish Parliament): Sits in Edinburgh and focuses on devolved matters including health, education, justice, and transport.
Representation: Every person in Scotland is represented by one constituency MP, one constituency MSP, and seven regional MSPs.
Working Structure
Hours: It is a full-time, high-pressure job that often requires long hours and working in two locations (the constituency and the parliament).
Support: Both MPs and MSPs employ staff to handle casework, research, and administration.
Dual Mandates: As of early 2026, the Scottish Government is taking steps to prohibit individuals from holding both an MP and MSP seat simultaneously.
As an elected representative, you play a vital role in connecting local needs with national policy decisions.
Following The May 2026 Scottish Parliament
Based on reports following the May 2026 Scottish Parliament election, Q Manivannan (often referred to as Dr Q Manivannan) does not hold British citizenship or permanent residency (Indefinite Leave to Remain) in the UK.
Here are the key details regarding their status:
Immigration Status: Manivannan is an Indian citizen who moved to Scotland in 2021. They are in the UK on a temporary visa (reported as a student visa or similar, with plans to renew).
Eligibility to Stand: Manivannan was able to stand as a candidate for the Scottish Green Party because they are a Commonwealth citizen with a valid visa, and because the Scottish National Party (SNP) government changed the rules in 2025 to allow anyone with any form of legal immigration status to stand for election, whereas previously only those with indefinite leave to remain were eligible.
Legal Standing as an MSP: While not a citizen, Manivannan is on a valid visa that provides the right to work and live in Scotland, allowing them to legally hold office as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region.
Reports indicate they are one of the first openly transgender people elected to Holyrood and that they plan to renew their visa during their term.
Commonwealth Citizens
With a valid visa (such as the UK Ancestry visa) can live, work, and study in the UK for up to five years, with a direct route to settlement. While Commonwealth citizenship alone does not confer automatic right to work, it provides specialised paths, including the UK Ancestry visa (for those with a UK-born grandparent) or the Windrush scheme.
The UK has enough problems to contend with at this moment in time
British Citizens are struggling with the rising cost of living, and the way the economy is going, the possibility of losing their jobs and the additional worries that will bring to the families of the UK, of not being able to pay their mortgage or rent and getting into debt.
If Keir Starmer hands in his notice as Prime Minister and calls an election. Which many are saying he looks like he may do so, such as Peston, and also the fact that he may take us back into the EU and tear up Brexit.
Those who say that we should go back to the EU and that the UK is poorer since coming out of it, since the Referendum, when the UK voted to come out of the EU.
The UK is only poorer because of all the Illegal Migrants who have come over to the UK and the Costs of keeping them because of the laws that bind us to look after them, such as the ECHR.... are pushing up our National Debt. See the Debt Clock at the link below for yourself.
Whoever takes over or from him, or if Reform is voted in at a general election, they will have to stick to their Manifesto and if they attack anything in the UK, Such as the NHS, and it goes from being free care to Privatised Care, which many British Citizens won't be able to afford. And if they don't stick to what they have promised the British Citizens, and Reform doesn't remove all the Illegal Migrants that have come by boat across the channel from France since 2018, including those who have come to the UK via the Visa system and then try to claim Asylum.
Or by getting into the back of Lorries.
Then, anyone who takes over from Kier Starmer or if Nigel Farage of Reform becomes Prime Minister, if they don't listen to the British Citizens of the UK by changing current ECHR and other laws, which will enable them to do what Trump achieved in months across America and remove all the Illegal Migrants from the UK, they will turn on them as they did with Kier Starmer.
The only people who should come to the UK are those who have a real job to come to and are self-funding, who will have been invited to come to the UK and have been asked to come here for the Benefit of the UK.
Who are no threat to the Culture, Values, the British Economy or the Citizens of the UK who are here Legally in the UK, the Indigenous British or those who have come to the UK by legal methods.
UK Debt Clock
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