Labour have won the vote in Medway Council for the first time ever. Leader-Elect Vince Maple said: 'This is a historic day for Labour' Find out more 👉 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
It is likely there will now be a pause in result declarations until midday - as ballots across much of England continue to be counted.Results will speed up again from noon, coming in waves throughout the afternoon until the final declaration is expected in York at 8pm.Overnight results 'slightly better' than expected - Labour
We will see how the rest of the day plays out, but this could be a positive signal for Labour ahead of the next general election.Those are the winning words from Vince Maple, the new leader of the Labour council in Medway. Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour's national campaign co-ordinator, said: "These results show that we are on course for a majority Labour government.
Without the Tory stronghold, it is"not clear which bit of the electorate Rishi Sunak is making advances on". And in 2023, as they head towards a set of dismal local election results, the Tories will fear this is the darkest hour before another new Labour dawn next year. Counting took place all night at the Medway Park sports centre in Gillingham, opened by Dr Roger Bannister in 1973.Tories have lost a third of their council seats so far - a hammering by any standardThe Conservatives have lost a third of their council seats so far – a hammering by any standard. If that trend continues the party is likely to post a final tally that rivals the debacle of 1995 that left them limping towards a massacre at the general election two years later.
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