The big message from the local ballot boxes so far is that The Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble. Hi, good evening, its friday night, and we have a top Newsnight Panel for you tonight. Polling guru professor sirjohn curtice. Our own Political Editor nick watt. Emma barr, former conservative special advisor. And stephen bush from the financial times, who is an expert on labour. Now four of the five biggest vote swings in by elections from conservatives to labour have happened in the last year under sir keir starmer including Blackpool South yesterday. However not one further conservative mp has publicly called for rishi sunak to go, despite his party being, according to the experts, in deep electoral trouble. It was a very good night for labour, but theres an acknowledgement that some voters have deserted the party over its stance on gaza. All that and more to come. First, nick, pollsters say these results are bad for The Conservatives. Where does it leave rishi sunak . fi
Time. They have lost around half the Council Seats they were defending, similar to how they performed in 1995. Two years later, they were crushed at the General Election. Labour, the green party, lib dems, they made gains. Blackpool south huge swing from the conservatives. The story of the night, here is damian grammaticas. The story of the night, here is damian grammaticas. Labour party, 10,825. Cheering and applause Blackpool South a little before 5am and a decisive labour victory. They were confident of emerging winners at the by election, but this was emphatic. At the byelection, but this was em hatic. ,. , at the byelection, but this was emhatic. ,. , at the byelection, but this was emphatic at the byelection, but this was emhatic. ,. ,. , emphatic. They have said to rishi sunak and the emphatic. They have said to rishi sunak and the conservatives, emphatic. They have said to rishi| sunak and the conservatives, they have had sunak and the conservatives, they have had enough. They