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Local elections 2026: Brent council profile and expert prediction

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Local elections 2026: Brent council profile and expert prediction

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London's 32 boroughs. Where is it? The London Borough of Brent is in north west London, bordered by Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Barnet, Camden, Westminster, Ealing. What's it like? Brent is one of the most ethnica

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'People need hope': Greens court voters in battle for north-east council seats

Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll aims to win central Newcastle ward after defecting to the Green party "Thank you very much to all you would-be penguins huddling together for warmth," said Jamie Driscoll to the dozen supporters braving bitingly cold, blustery weather to begin knocking on doors an

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he was blocked from being the party's candidate for the new North East mayoralty

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the cataclysmic falling-out

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What happens in the north-east of England could be pivotal for Keir Starmer. When Labour lost the Hartlepool byelection in 2021, the party was humiliated and he came close to quitting.

Establishes a narrative template linking local election outcomes directly to Starmer's political survival, predetermining how readers should interpret the significance of these council elections.

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