Keir Starmer on the brink as he refuses to shift 'left or right' after local elections hammering: Live updates

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to remain in his job today as he faces mounting pressure from the backbenches to resign after Labour were hammered in the local elections.  More than 20 Labour MPs have so far called on him to either stand down or set a timetable for his departure.  A small number of councils in England are still yet to declare their results from Thursday's ballot.  Reform has been the biggest winner so far, picking up more than 1,400 councillors across the country. The Greens and the Liberal Democrats have also made gains, while Labour has lost more than 1,300 seats.   Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer's party suffered a historic defeat in Wales where they lost power to Plaid Cymru after 27 years.  Follow live updates and reaction from the 2026 UK local election results below.  Reform UK gained a seventh council from Labour in the early hours this morning, winning 31 seats in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Labour, which previously had 26 seats on the council, lost 18, while the Conservatives were down 10 and the Liberal Democrats four. Reform UK had already gained Gateshead, St Helens, Sandwell, Sunderland, Thurrock and Wakefield from Labour. In England, a small number of councils are still yet to declare the results from Thursday's local elections. Reform has been the biggest winner up until now, picking up more than 1,400 councillors. The Greens and Lib Dems have also made gains, while Labour has lost more than 1,300 seats and the Conservatives more than 500. Check out all the latest results below: Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to listen to voters but refused to shift 'left or right' despite backbench calls for a new leader following Labour’s electoral mauling. The Prime Minister said responding to 'tough' results, which saw Labour lose hundreds of councillors in England and suffer humiliation in Wales, would mean 'being assertive in our values' and 'unifying rather than dividing'. In a defiant op-ed for the Guardian, the Prime Minister wrote: The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.