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Rishi Sunak suffered a terrible first day of council election results with the prime minister now nervously waiting on the result from the West Midlands mayoral contest.
Of the 107 councils that held elections on Thursday, 102 had declared their full results on Friday night with the Conservatives losing more than 400 councillors, as the party lost control of 10 councils.
Election expert Sir John Curtice suggested the final outcome could be the party’s worst performance for 40 years.
Mr Sunak was also hit by a loss in his “backyard” of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, where Labour mayor David Skaith was elected.
Lord Ben Houchen’s re-election on Teesside was a crumb of comfort for the Conservatives on a dreadful night, just months from a general election.
Attention now turns to the mayoral contests in London and the West Midlands, where a win for Tory Andy Street could help stop a leadership plot from rebel MPs.
State of play as at 11:10pm
Total no of councils - Lab 48 +8 | Lib Dem: 12 + 2| Con: 5 -10 | Ind & Others: 1 | Greens: 0 | NOC: 36 (-1)
Councillors - Lab 1,026 (+173) | Lib Dem: 505 (+101) | Con: 479 (-448) | Ind & Others: 224 +92 | Green: 159 (+65)
102 of 107 councils declared
For Tories reeling from local election disaster, denial is the first stage of grief
Senior Conservatives are putting in their fingers in their ears and pretending that the dismal results simply don’t exist, writes Joe Murphy. But unfortunately for them, they do – and it won’t be long before reality comes knocking
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For the Tories, denial is only the first stage of grief
Senior Conservatives are putting in their fingers in their ears and pretending that the dismal results simply don’t exist, writes Joe Murphy. But unfortunately for them, they do – and it won’t be long before reality comes knocking
Catastrophic Tory election results show the writing is on the wall for Sunak
As the prime minister himself dramatically put it the other day, they will need the biggest comeback in history to turn things around in the course of the next few months, writes Sean O’Grady
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Labour leader hails election victory as ‘historic’
Keir Starmer hailed the Labour party’s victory in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral race yesterday as “truly historic”.
Labour won control of eight councils as it saw a net gain of 204 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained 92 seats and the Greens 58.
Sir Keir said: “It is a historic victory – these are places where we would not have usually had a Labour Party success but we’ve been able to create that success and persuade people to vote for us.”
ICYMI: Former Conservative chair blasts ‘gutter politics’ of Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall
A former Tory cabinet minister has accused the Conservative mayoral candidate for London of “gutter politics” following her controversial campaign.
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Sunak pushes Tories to keep hopes up
Prime minister Rishi Sunak suggests there is still hope for the Tories despite already suffering bruising defeats in the final test of voters before a general election.
He wrote in the Telegraph newspaper: “Thursday’s results showed that voters are frustrated and wondering why they should vote. The fact Labour is not winning in places that they admit themselves they need for a majority, shows that Keir Starmer’s lack of plan and vision is hurting them.
“We Conservatives have everything to fight for - and we will because we are fighting for our values and our country’s future”.Mr Sunak pointed to his party’s recent commitment to hike defence spending, and measures to grasp migration as clear dividing lines with Labour.
The region, which covers Mr Sunak’s Richmond constituency, is somewhere Labour has historically struggled to compete in parliamentary elections.
Labour also won inaugural mayoral contests in the East Midlands and the North East, and gained nine police and crime commissioner posts from the Tories, including in Cumbria, Avon and Somerset, and Norfolk.
Sadiq Khan faces anxious wait amid claims Susan Hall ‘has won’ London Mayor contest
Sadiq Khan faces an anxious wait to find out if he will be re-elected as London mayor amid fears about low turnout and anger over his flagship motoring policy and Labour’s stance on Gaza.
A Tory Westminster insider close to Susan Hall’s campaign has told The Independent that the contest is “extremely close” and Mr Khan’s rival “may have won” in what would be a stunning election shock.
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The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism
In just three years, the Labour leader has driven his party from the trough of failure to the sunlit uplands of the centre ground, writes John Rentoul.
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Reform UK: Who is the party biting at Tory heels in local elections?
Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on course for one of their worst local elections defeats, with polling experts suggesting they are on track to lose some 500 council seats.
While Labour are benefiting most, the Tories have also been troubled by the ascendancy of Reform UK, which – with 17 per cent of the vote – were just 117 ballots away from snatching second place in South Blackpool, where Sir Keir Starmer’s party inflicted a crushing by-election defeat on the Tories.
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What would happen if Susan Hall actually wins? Tory candidate for London mayor’s key policies
Labour’s Sadiq Khan takes on Tory rival Susan Hall to win a third term as London mayor, with poll results prior to the actual vote unanimously suggesting he’d win comfortably.
But, nevertheless, as London waits for the count to begin on Saturday, several journalists at outlets including GB News and the Byline Times have reported anxieties within the Labour camp and, somewhat incredibly, confidence in Conservative HQ that the result will be tight enough for a historic upset.
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How scared should the Tories be of Reform UK?
The local election results show that the impact of Reform UK on British politics is growing. Sean O’Grady looks at what its rise could mean for an already beleaguered Conservative Party.
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How scared should the Tories be of Reform UK?
The local election results show that the impact of Reform UK on British politics is growing. Sean O’Grady looks at what its rise could mean for an already beleaguered Conservative Party
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