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  1. A Labour supporter looking at the vote count

  2. Farage in a blue suit and striped purple tie flanked by Reform councillors.

  3. Close-up of Keir Starmer speaking to reporter

  4. Nigel Farage

  5. Henry Zeffman in suit, stood outside 10 Downing Street

  6. Graphic showing a map of the UK in a multicoloured triangle

  7. John Swinney shakes a man's hand. They are standing in front of a smiling man wearing an SNP rosette

  8. Chris Carter, Labour Candidate in the Casnewydd Islwyn Senedd constituency before the start of the count at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome, Newport, where the Senedd vote count is due to start this morning, May 8, 2026 in Newport, Wales. Reform UK is emerging as a major contender for the 7 May 2026 Senedd election, with current polling suggesting it could become either the largest or second-largest party in Wales.

  9. A grey haired man in an election counting venue. he's wearing a black jacket with black and white patterned shirt

  10. Dan Thomas, leader of Reform UK Wales

  11. Nigel Farage addresses the media in Havering. He is stood in front of a group of Reform supporters and is wearing a blue jacket, a white shirt and a striped tie.

  12. Two win in black and white holding sheets of paper.

  13. A man wearing a light blue and white rosette is looking at a man with his back to the camera. Another man on the right is smiling.

  14. Jon Trickett is in a blue shirt, black jumper and black glasses. He is a bald man with a grey goatee

  15. Keir Starmer speaks to a room of party members. He is standing in front of a Labour banner.

  16. Michelle O'Neill, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, and Emma Little-Pengelly, a woman with long, dark hair, pose for a photo. O'Neill is wearing a navy suit jacket with a pale pleated-neck top and Little-Pengelly is wearing a bright red suit jacket over a matching red blouse.

  17. John Swinney

  18. Stephen Flynn, who is bald, speaks at a podium with his hand raised. He is wearing a business suit

  19. A woman with wide rimmed glasses, black hair and a grey knitted cardigan is looking to the left of the camera. In the background are trees and shops.

  20. Labour party activists look on as ballot papers are counted for the 2026 Essex County Council election at Clacton Leisure Centre in Essex

  21. Huw Irranca-Davies

  22. Sam Journet, a Reform councillor wearing a cream jacket, appears to shout and clench his fist in a sports hall, surrounded by other people clapping.

  23. Councillor Daren Hale with a Labour rosette during the local election results.

  24. Two young women walk along Westminster Bridge in London with Parliament in the background