The first flurry of local elections results suggests a bruising result for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party
Early predictions suggest the Tories could be poised to lose 500 councillors, half the seats they are seeking to defend.Early predictions indicate the Tories could be poised to lose 500 councillors – half the seats they are seeking to defend.
The Conservative Party has lost control of three councils it was previously leading. There are others where the Tories were the biggest grouping, despite not having overall control, where they have lost this lead.Perhaps the biggest coup so far is Labour winning Rushmoor council off the Conservatives. The council is in the traditional Conservative heartland of Hampshire and has never had a Labour majority before.
The council has, in the past, switched between Tory and no overall control, but remained run by the Conservatives in recent history. Labour gained seven seats to win a majority while the Tories lost eight seats. One went to the Liberal Democrats.Reddich has been consistently Tory for recent years, but Labour has now swept to a resounding victory in the Worcestershire council. Labour picked up an extra 10 seats and the Greens won one, while the Conservatives saw their tally drop by 11.
The council was a top target for Labour and the party gained eight seats to win a clear majority, with the Tories losing 10.Forecasts before the polls closed suggested the Conservatives could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending in these local elections
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