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Sir Keir Starmer does not seem to winning any popularity contests (Image: Getty)
A devastating map will make tear-jerking reading for Sir Keir Starmer who is nowhere to be seen among the public’s favourite politicians.
Pollsters questioned voters in England’s North, South, Midlands and London, as well as in Wales and Scotland and asked them who was their most liked politician. Leaders including the PM, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Zack Polanski from the Greens and Sir Ed Davey were all in the mix.
Also included were such figures Sir Keir’s touted leadership rivals Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Wes Streeting and Angela Raynor, as well the embattled Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Strait of Hormuz blockader US President Donald Trump.
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An election map showing party leader preferences, and Sir Keir is nowhere to be seen (Image: @ElectionMapsUK)
According to Election Maps UK, the results proved startling in the fact the current Prime Minister of the nation was not the top choice in any part of the country.
In the north of England, the left-wing Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who won his last vote in 2024 with a 64% share at the ballot box, is top dog with a rating of +13 points.
Worryingly for Sir Keir, his potential leadership rival also tops the poll in London, plus one point, Scotland, plus three points, and in Wales with plus five points.
Nigel Farage proved popular in the poll. Seen here out meeting voters (Image: PA)
Moving into the Midlands and Reform’s Nigel Farage is the apparent monarch of Mercia with a plus four rating.
Most favoured politician, including party leaders, Burnham, Reeves, Miliband, Streeting, Rayner, Cooper and Donald Trump.
In the more affluent south of the country Kemi Badenoch reigns supreme with a plus three margin over her rivals.
Kemi Badenoch was also mentioned by voters, but not the PM (Image: PA)
Where will local elections be held on May 7
*Data from the Institute for Government*
Local elections are being held for 4,851 council seats across 134 of Englandโs 317 councils on Thursday 7 May 2026. In addition, โshadow electionsโ will be held for two new unitary authorities due to be created in Surrey in 2027.
All seats will be contested in:
- 32 London boroughs
- Six county councils
- Six unitary authorities, including the newly-created East Surrey and West Surrey
- 16 metropolitan districts
- Three district councils
- A half of seats will be contested in:
- Seven district councils
- A third of seats will be contested in:
- 12 unitary authorities
- 16 metropolitan districts
- 38 district councils
In six local areas, including five London boroughs and Watford, voters will directly elect their council leaders, who are also known as local authority mayors (not to be confused with regional or metro mayors who hold a wider set of devolved functions).
Many areas across England will also be electing parish and town councillors.
