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‘Incredible’ Green win in London’s Waltham Forest Council
8 May 2026 @ 8:17 pm
The Green Party won 31 of the 60 seats in Waltham Forest borough in London, an ‘incredible’ win given they had no seats on the Labour-led council before. This is their first London council win. The Greens have also won Hackney and Lewisham mayoralties. Meanwhile, for Hackney Council, with counting still underway after 51 of 57 seats […]
By The CanaryBowthorpe chooses to stand by refugees but far right just behind
8 May 2026 @ 6:54 pm
The Green Party’s Amber Smith has been victorious in Bowthorpe, Norwich, as she is elected councillor for the embattled area. This win comes as a particular relief when we remember the area has seen numerous far-right protests targeting the Brook Hotel, which used to provide accommodation for refugees seeking safety. After facing months of protests, […]
By Maddison WheeldonPolice harass Drax activists in national operation
8 May 2026 @ 6:42 pm
The police attempted to intimidate a panel discussion about the impacts of a Drax biomass power station and its joint proposal for a data centre with the University. On 29 April 2026, Dr Krystal Martin, her elderly mother Jane Martin, Katherine Egland and Michél Legendre, travelled to York from Mississippi to speak to staff and […]
By The CanaryBreaking: Greens win first ever Holyrood constituency seat — oust SNP minister Robertson
8 May 2026 @ 6:21 pm
The Scottish Greens have won their first ever ‘constituency’ seat at Holyrood — and ousted a senior SNP minister in the process. Green Lorna Slater won Edinburgh Central, increasing the party’s vote share there by just under 30 points and beating second-placed Labour by 13 points. SNP minister Angus Robertson was third and will have […]
By SkwawkboxExeter Greens take overall control away from Labour
8 May 2026 @ 5:52 pm
The Green Party has helped to take away Labour’s overall control of Exeter City Council, and are now: celebrating a hugely successful set of results Green Party gest ‘the most gains from Labour of any party’ Both of the Exeter Green candidates the Canary spoke to ahead of the election won their seats. Bernadette Chelvanayagam, […]
By Ed SykesDay centre staff in Lambeth to take strike action to save local services
8 May 2026 @ 5:49 pm
Faced with the proposed closure of the specialist dementia Day Centre on Central Hill Estate in Lambeth, UNISON members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action. Lambeth Council has proposed the closure of the day centre and the elimination of 10 posts in the service. It wants to move the remaining service to a room in […]
By The CanaryLabour getting annihilated in local elections don’t stop them from smearing Harriman
8 May 2026 @ 5:42 pm
Labour MP David Taylor, who has previously alluded to the genocide in Gaza as a “baseless antisemitic conspiracy theory,” is busy smearing Misan Harriman, a photographer and charity leader, as supporting “antisemites.” Taylor — shouldn’t you be more worried about the historic losses your party is facing instead of working overtime supporting zionism? The chair […]
By The CanaryBarnsley Labour leader nails the problem, but too late to stop Reform
8 May 2026 @ 5:04 pm
The longstanding Labour leader of Barnsley Council has nailed the disaster of politicians neglecting post-industrial areas in the North for so long. But considering he’s been in power in Barnsley for ages, and Labour is likely to have an awful election result, it’s too little too late. Stephen Houghton, who has held his seat by […]
By Ed SykesStarmer’s local Labour council leader loses seat in ‘Greenslide’ despite ‘chicken run’
8 May 2026 @ 4:52 pm
Camden council leader Richard Olszewski has lost his place on the council after the whole ward in which he stood went Green. Camden is ‘Labour’ ‘PM’ Keir Starmer’s local council. He and his acolytes have long treated the area as a personal fiefdom. The Canary yesterday predicted significant losses for the party in the borough. […]
By SkwawkboxLabour loses control of Sunderland council for the first time ever
8 May 2026 @ 4:42 pm
The Local council elections have been, by all accounts, a fucking disaster for Labour. At the time of writing, Starmer’s party has lost over 500 seats up and down the country, with even more expected. Reform UK has gained over 700 seats, and more are expected. This is despite a litany of absolutely abhorrent people […]
By Rachel Charlton-Dailey