Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

I t has been an election buildup dominated by the rise of Reform UK and the Greens, and the contrasting woes of Labour and the Tories. But there is a chance that on 8 May the Liberal Democrats , largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government. This is just one of several paradoxes for the party’s leader, Ed Davey , and his team. They are fifth in many national polls, with a rating barely changed from 2024. …