Kemi Badenoch

Leader of the Conservative Party

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Office: Leader of the Conservative Party

Born: January 2, 1980, Wimbledon

Party: Conservative Party

Education: University of Sussex, Birkbeck, University of London

Previous offices: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Britain's Super Thursday tests Labour across three nations

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As of May 2026: Conservatives lost 200+ English council seats, mostly to Reform UK; reduced to around three seats in partial Welsh Senedd results

Results from the May 7 Super Thursday elections, counted through Friday, May 8, showed Labour losing heavily and Reform surging past polling expectations. Reform gained more than 500 English council seats and took control of four authorities (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Havering, Sunderland, and Essex) for the first time.

Updated May 31