The Greens, which have veered left under the leadership of self-described eco-populist Zack Polanski, saw 413 councillors elected and won control of several councils, including Hastings in southeast England.
Hailing the elections of two mayors in the London boroughs of Hackney and Lewisham, a key Green target area, Polanski called two-party politics “dead and buried”.
Pollster John Curtice said the results illustrated a new fragmentation of British politics.
Those backing Reform were “broadly people with a relatively socially conservative outlook” who had “lost confidence in the traditional mainstream parties” and were sympathetic to the party’s views on issues such as immigration and Brexit, he said.
London finance worker Ian Tanner said he disliked Starmer’s “dreadful policies” but was fearful any replacement might be “even more left wing”.
Another finance worker, Dayo Foster, 60, said she believed Labour was doing “all the right things” and that Starmer just needed more time. “I think we need a bit of stability”.
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