with over two thirds of councils yet to declare there is still a long way to go. hello, i m maryam moshiri live in westminster as results from yesterday s local elections across england come in. rishi sunak s conservative party have lost over 200 council seats across the country, something he has described as disappointing . labour have taken control of plymouth, stoke on trent and taken medway in kent from the conservatives among their top target councils. and the liberal democrats have also picked up seats and taken control of windsor. their leader saying the results are ground breaking . there is still a long way to go as more than two thirds of councils have yet to declare their results. we ll bring you coverage throughout the morning and analyse what the results so far mean. but first let s get the story of the night from our political correspondent jonathan blake. cheering. celebrations in stoke on trent a key victory for labour overnight. they took control of the c
has that had on pencils a few a has that had on pencils a few 5. pincer motion the tories are facing where they have had a squeeze from the lib dems and from labour as well. as you say, it is hard to necessarily see how these results will project on a national general election basis. that is something the polling experts will be scrutinising later to work out what it will translate as in a national picture. what labour have been pointing to a sum of the areas they have made like the stoke, plymouth, medway, which shows they are on course to make gains in southern marginals and places like teesside and the midlands as well. to watch out for are places like swindon, south gloucestershire lost already, it will be interesting to see if labour are able to gain in councils like that which had been key targets going forward. we like that which had been key targets going forward- going forward. we heard from sir
have heard so far? look, these are impressive have heard so far? look, these are impressive results have heard so far? look, these are impressive results for have heard so far? look, these are impressive results for the - have heard so far? look, these are impressive results for the labour l impressive results for the labour party, they show that we are moving in the right direction, that we are on course for a majority labour government. we have been campaigning across the country on our plan to tackle the cost of living crisis and we ve been making gains right across the country from middlesbrough to plymouth, stoke on trent and medway and this shows that we are making progress in the places we need to win the next general election and u agree, andrea, the tories have not done as well as they would have liked, they did downplay it in the weeks running up to today? yes. liked, they did downplay it in the weeks running up to today? yes, no, i think we weeks running up to today? y
about the rubbish bin collected? hold on one second, sirjohn, let me take viewers on somewhere else briefly. we can go live to chatham in kent. ., ., ,, in kent. and the labour leader sir keir starmer in kent. and the labour leader sir keir starmer is in kent. and the labour leader sir keir starmer is there, in kent. and the labour leader sir keir starmer is there, he s - in kent. and the labour leader sir keir starmer is there, he s doing l in kent. and the labour leader sir| keir starmer is there, he s doing a visit right now, and greeting labour supporters. cheering friends, it is great to have keir on the pier! friends, it is great to have keir on the ier! , ., ., , ., the pier! keir, you have been great to come and the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us twice - the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us twice in - to come and
feeling? a lot of labour people will be putting the champagne - feeling? a lot of labour people will be putting the champagne in the i be putting the champagne in the fridge or popping an open, not only in the red wall but also across the country, plymouth, southwest, medway, realsigns country, plymouth, southwest, medway, real signs that labour could be on track for the majority. there will be a lot of real happiness across the base and westminster. soothing some of the doubts in westminster that some mps have had in recent months about sir keir starmer s leadership, slight rumblings, and overcoming the issues towards the end of the campaign in terms of the u turn on tuition fees, the attack ads, we are seeing that has not mattered, it is a message that people are fed up. has not mattered, it is a message that people are fed up. when people are votin: that people are fed up. when people are voting in that people are fed up. when people are voting in these that people are fed up.