Channel 4 local election debate: Reform makes its pitch ahead big test for Stamer ...Middle East

Politiciains from the UK’s five biggest parties will debate ahead of this Thursday’s local elections – the biggest electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since he was elected prime minister.

The televised event will be broadcast from Hull from 7pm. Representing Labour on stage will be Environment Secretary Steve Reed, facing the Conservatives’ Shadow Communities Secretary Kevin Hollinrake and Reform UK’s London assembly member Alex Wilson.

The Liberal Democrats will be represented by its Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper, alongside the Co-Leader of the Greens Adrian Ramsay.

Follow The i Paper’s live blog for the latest updates.

The key local battlegrounds to watch – as Reform set their sights on victory

Nigel Farage is the leader aiming highest, insisting that his ultimate aim is for Reform UK to supplant the Conservatives as the leading force on the right and as the main opposition to Labour.

With Kemi Badenoch struggling to make an impact as Tory leader, the omens are good for Reform as it consistently runs Labour close in national opinion polls, leaving the Conservatives limping behind in a poor third.

Whether those hypothetical levels of support are translated into real votes will be tested on 1 May, as well as at the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary by-election the same day.

And if some of the wilder forecasts of Reform and Labour figures are borne out, the county hall contests from Cornwall to Northumberland could mark the beginning of the biggest shift in British politics for decades with the Tories ultimately ousted as the UK’s dominant party of the right. The stakes really are that high.

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Full list: May’s elections explained

On Thursday, May 1 local and mayoral elections will be held across England, marking the first time parts of the electorate go to the voting booth since last July’s general election.

Here is a list of all the elections due to be held later this month:

MP by-election in Runcorn and Helsby

This northwestern constituency in England is in contention after the previous Labour MP Mike Amesbury was convicted for punching a man on the street.

While this is generally considered a safe Labour seat, polls show the party is neck-and-neck with Reform.

Metro mayor elections

There are two areas which will be voting in a metro mayor for the very first time:

Four other areas, which are already governed by are mayor, will also hold an election on Thursday:

Local elections

Elections will be held in 23 of the 317 local authorities in England, with some elections varying in type depending on the kind of authority.

• County councils elections: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire• Unitary authorities: Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, County Durham, North Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, West Northamptonshire, Wiltshire• Metropolitan district: Doncaster

The Isles of Scilly, which has a unique governance structure, is also holding a local election of its own.

Around 1,270 parish councils will also be holding elections.

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