months, let alone few years, these are the results we would expect for are the results we would expect for a government in waiting, and labour should be expecting far more success. forthe should be expecting far more success. for the majority of people, it reflects that they are not seeing that transformative alternative that gives them real confidence in voting for a different party. i gives them real confidence in voting for a different party. for a different party. i would say it is notjust. .. for a different party. i would say it is notjust. it for a different party. i would say it is notjust. .. it really - for a different party. i would say it is notjust. .. it really has - for a different party. i would say| it is notjust. .. it really has been it is notjust. it really has been a seismic it is notjust. it really has been a seismic change in medway and plymouth a seismic change in medway and plymouth. if you take seats like worcester, that we last won back in 2001, worc
by the conservatives in a part of the country that is certainly considered to be one of their strongholds, in kent. labour have gained the most, they have gone up by 6%. they have taken medway, of course, in the same part of the world. let s get. andrea, do you want to say anything about maidstone? abs, want to say anything about maidstone? want to say anything about maidstone? : , ., , maidstone? a huge disappointment, as i said maidstone? a huge disappointment, as i said earlier. maidstone? a huge disappointment, as i said earlier, for maidstone? a huge disappointment, as i said earlier, for hard-working - i said earlier, for hard working councillors to lose their seats. who councillors to lose their seats. who or what is to councillors to lose their seats. who or what is to blame? councillors to lose their seats. who or what is to blame? exactly - councillors to lose their seats. who or what is to blame? exactly as - or what is to blame? exactly as professor or what is to
the lib dems increasing the number of seats by 64. what does that mean for councils changing hands? labour have gained three, the conservatives have gained three, the conservatives have lost 11, and the lib dems have gone up by one. we can have a look at some of those conservative losses. we have mentioned some of them medway in kent, windsor in berkshire. north west leicestershire, hearts smear, traditional conservative areas, and highlighting the problem the conservatives are facing. the conservatives are facing. the conservatives have lost their majority there. let s go to the kent coast and talk about medway, where sir keir starmer has been this morning, celebrating labour s performance so far, and we can see why, because this has been conservative since 2003. labour haven t been in power in this council since 1998, haven t been in power in this councilsince1998, but haven t been in power in this council since 1998, but with 33 seats, that has gone from conservative to being now
is our still got to get to the summit. what is your verdict still got to get to the summit. what is your verdict so still got to get to the summit. what is your verdict so far, still got to get to the summit. lariat is your verdict so far, because there are still an awful lot of results still to come in. is it really true that this candle can say, as keir starmer has said, that they are on course to win an outright majority at the next general election? general election? that s the difficult thing, general election? that s the difficult thing, that - general election? that s the difficult thing, that labour l general election? that s the - difficult thing, that labour clearly now look difficult thing, that labour clearly now look like difficult thing, that labour clearly now look like at difficult thing, that labour clearly now look like at the difficult thing, that labour clearly now look like at the next - difficult thing, that labour clearly now look like at the next
keir starmer going forward. we heard from sir keir starmer in going forward. we heard from sir keir starmer in medway, - going forward. we heard from sir- keir starmer in medway, celebrating. a lot to celebrate because it was a tea counsel for them. fine a lot to celebrate because it was a tea counsel for them. tea counsel for them. one of the ma or tea counsel for them. one of the major targets tea counsel for them. one of the major targets because tea counsel for them. one of the major targets because they i tea counsel for them. one of the major targets because they have | tea counsel for them. one of the i major targets because they have not had power there for decades. it was seen as a key seat to try and win. seats like medway are seats that were key to the electoral successes of tony blair and his landslide 1997 election. that is why the seats had been a target. they labour leader sir keir starmer has visited the area this morning. he, like labour campaigners have been