Election results 2026: Is there an exit poll? When will the first results be declared?

Polling stations have closed in the 2026 local elections across England, Scotland and Wales - but unlike a general election, there is no exit poll.
The Gazette

Stunning blow for May as UK exit poll points to no clear winner

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May spectacularly lost her electoral gamble, according to an ...
London Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: When do polling stations close and is there an exit poll?

Voters have headed to polling stations in their droves on Thursday, in the biggest set of votes since the general election in 2024. Almost 25,000 candidates are fighting to be elected to more than ...
JOE.co.uk

First poll predicts outcome of Makerfield by-election

The first poll has predicted the outcome of the all-important and upcoming Makerfield by-election in June. The by-election in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, was triggered in mid-May after Labour MP ...