party areas sticking with the labour party so areas sticking with the labour party. so in those areas that moved away party. so in those areas that moved away from party. so in those areas that moved away from labour between 2018 and 2019. away from labour between 2018 and 2019, what we see is maybe labour moving 2019, what we see is maybe labour moving slightly backwards in those results moving slightly backwards in those results last night compared to 2018, but actually that is still a recovery on the results that they achieved recovery on the results that they achieved in those places in the 2019 general achieved in those places in the 2019 general election. another way of putting general election. another way of putting it general election. another way of putting it is probably this. yes, labour putting it is probably this. yes, labour is putting it is probably this. yes, labour is doing slightly worse in the red labour is doing slightly worse in the red w
we didn t win this seat in wandsworth. in 2002, after our landslide victory in 2001, we didn t win this seat in wandsworth, and we ve done it in 2022. wandsworth s former leader blamed the loss on the cost of living and said what he called the issue of borisjohnson was raised. that was echoed by tory councillors elsewhere. it s partygate, it s notjust partygate. there is the integrity issue. basically, ijust don t feel people any longer have the confidence that their prime minister can be relied upon to tell the truth. the conservatives lost barnet in north london to labour too, and in a bigger upset, westminster, and southampton, this is a massive turning point for the labour party, we are back on track for the general election, showing the hard change we have done in the last two years, what a
national issues rather than local ones that the local conservatives there are talking about as the reason they have lost dazed. chris, let s talk about reason they have lost dazed. chris, let s talk about baseline reason they have lost dazed. chris, let s talk about baseline comparison in the politicaljargon, lewis mentioned that you have to look at these seats against when they were last contested in 2018 to see how much progress is being made by labour and to what extent the conservatives are standing still losing. conservatives are standing still losina. , , , ., losing. this is quite complex to exlain, losing. this is quite complex to explain. so losing. this is quite complex to explain, so sorry losing. this is quite complex to explain, so sorry if losing. this is quite complex to explain, so sorry if i losing. this is quite complex to explain, so sorry if i don t - losing. this is quite complex to explain, so sorry if i don t do i losing. this is quite complex to expla
in the opinion polls in recent weeks as well. ., , ., ., as well. so it has followed the ollin: as well. so it has followed the polling figures as well. so it has followed the polling figures we as well. so it has followed the polling figures we have - as well. so it has followed the polling figures we have had i as well. so it has followed the l polling figures we have had over as well. so it has followed the - polling figures we have had over the last few weeks? figs polling figures we have had over the last few weeks? last few weeks? as far as expectations last few weeks? as far as expectations go, - last few weeks? as far as expectations go, this - last few weeks? as far as expectations go, this is i last few weeks? as far as i expectations go, this is dead last few weeks? as far as - expectations go, this is dead on where i expected, may be slightly better for labour in where i expected, may be slightly betterfor labour in london, but everything has fallen out how the opin
need to pick up seats if they re going to be on course for a general election victory. keir starmer was as enthusiastic as i have ever seen him this morning, but there is that wider question and that wider challenge about whether the tory losses overnight are translating to big labour gains, and whether the picture might actually be a bit more complicated. picture might actually be a bit more complicated- complicated. absolutely, keir starmer is complicated. absolutely, keir starmer is celebrating - complicated. absolutely, keir starmer is celebrating what i complicated. absolutely, keiri starmer is celebrating what has happened in london. what about the conservatives reaction? because what i have heard so far as they are pointing, of course, to the broader picture, because of those significant losses in london, but these are really totemic councils that have gone, aren t they? that in itself must be worrying conservative central office. i itself must be worrying conservative centra