Tories gain control of Northumberland, Harlow, Redditch and Nuneaton & Bedworth councils in big wins
Labour suffered a series of defeats across the country in the local elections, including in its heartlands
Conservatives gain councillors won in usually left-wing stalwart wards including in Sunderland and Tyneside
The Tories, Lib Dems and Greens all made significant gains in several seats as Labour went backwards
Liverpool has elected its first black female mayor as Labour held on to the role despite corruption allegations
Results painted a brutal picture for Sir Keir Starmer s party on Super Thursday, as he also loses Hartlepoo
Keir Starmer plans move out of London as Labour s Khalid Mahmood quits shadow cabinet with attack on London-based bourgeoisie and woke social media warriors he says have taken over the party
Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election
Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was not close to winning
Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or step aside
Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for Super Thursday elections
Labour Party is bracing for grim results in council elections while the Tories appear to be making gains
Labour leader Keir Starmer became a figure of ridicule this morning as he was subjected to an avalanche of memes urging him to stand down after party stronghold Hartlepool was won by the Tories.
As #StarmerOut began to gain traction on Twitter the 58-year-old was likened to a clown and suggested to be so weak he could be defeated by a feather.
Another teasing image mocked him up as Rick Moranis s bumbling character in film Honey I Shrunk The Kids, this time titled Honey I shrunk the Labour Party .
And he was even photoshopped so he replaced Boris Johnson in the humiliating picture of him waving flags stuck on a zipline.
The day Boris blew up Labour: Keir Starmer suffers election bloodbath as Khalid Mahmood quits as shadow minister with attack on London-based bourgeoisie - as Tories say WE RE the true workers party
Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election
Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was not close to winning
Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or step aside
Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for Super Thursday elections