Today. Britains governing Conservative Party has made dramatic gains in local elections, a month before a general election takes place. As well as winning hundreds of Council Seats, their candidates were elected as mayors in the north east and midlands, traditional strongholds of the opposition labour party. Brexit and the unpopularity of the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn appear to be the main reasons for their success. The conservatives picked up more than 500 extra seats across the country. They gained many from the left of Centre Labour party, which lost more than 300. The Scottish National party, which is currently in government in scotland, also lost seats to the conservatives. But it was the uk independence party, which campaigned for the country to leave the european union, that fared the worst, losing almost all of its councillors in seats it contested. Reacting to her partys huge gains, the Conservative Party leader and british Prime Minister stressed her need for a big mandate a