Running as a ‘pseudo-independent’ in a region in which Labour faced its own hurdles was not enough to keep Tory mayor in office After a nail-biting finale, Andy Street has become the most high-profile victim of tanking Tory support in May’s elections. With the Conservatives shedding seats across the country […]
Rob Ford was part of the BBC team analysing the local election results as they poured in over the past 48 hours. Here he tells how a dramatic set of results for the government unfolded The nervous wait for the first result was longer than usual, as counting centres wrestled […]
Devastating defeats give Tory MPs more reasons to fear what will befall them when the country delivers its verdict The mayoral elections demonstrated that there is a way to win for a Conservative. This is to make out that you have nothing to do with the Tories. Of the metro […]
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’ The Conservatives are facing one of their worst local election results in 40 years, with striking Labour gains across England and Wales in key battlegrounds they need to secure victory at […]
As party narrowly misses out on overall majority, co-leader says it has won spread of urban and rural seats The Greens are celebrating a spectacular win in Bristol, where it became by far the largest party, as it headed for a record number of councillors in local elections across England. […]
Tactical voting delivers only a near-victory for party in council election in the traditionally Conservative Berkshire stronghold In true-blue Berkshire, the skies were a prophetic grey on Friday as the Liberal Democrats were a whisker away from winning Wokingham. The district, where the veteran Tory MP John Redwood and the […]
Tory council representation has imploded, but Labour’s gains have not been seismic. These charts show what this may signal for a general election Full 2024 council results for England UK general election opinion poll tracker Conservative representation has collapsed to its lowest level since 1998 in the areas that voted […]
The leader and his chancellor look like incumbents. That will make voters even more impatient for solutions to Britain’s ills It was not an opinion poll. These were local elections about local issues. The results tell you only about where we are now, not where we might be come the […]
Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, says Thurrock result shows party is on track for a general election win Local elections 2024: full council results for England The results of the London mayoral contest and London assembly elections are due on Saturday. Labour’s Sadiq Khan is seeking a third term and […]
Results from more than 100 English councils, as well as for several mayors, are announced as polls predict heavy Conservative losses. Find out what happened in your area Local elections: latest updates Continue reading…