Local Elections 2026 Reaction with Ethan Croft (New Statesman) and Jake Dibden (MoreinCommon UK)

The 2026 Local Elections have been some of the most seismic in British history. Across England the public took their chance to give Labour a kicking, with Reform  winning big and the Greens bringing about their best-ever election night. Add to this Wales, where Labour dropped to the third-largest party for the first time ever, and the SNP’s anticipated plurality in Scotland, and May 8th now look sradically different at the local level than the previous day.To dissect what’s happened overnight, Compass Director Neal Lawson is joined by two great guests:Ethan Croft is political correspondent at the New Statesman.Jake Dibden is a Research Fellow at MoreinCommon UK. Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice.