Sky's economics and data editor Ed Conway analyses the National Equivalent Vote (NEV) share - an estimate of each party's vote share in the local elections projected into a nationwide vote. The latest estimate, based on over three million votes counted so far, shows that Reform leads with a NEV of 27%, followed by the Conservatives on 20%. Labour is third with 15%, while the Liberal Democrats and Greens each received a 14% share. The NEV estimates were then used to project a redistribution of each party's seats in the Commons, and the result is a hung parliament, with no single party able to pass the threshold of 326 seats required for an overall majority. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-local-elections-england-scotland-wales-2026-starmer-12593360?postid=11653520#liveblog-body #LocalElections #Vote2026 #Politics #UK SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales