can ijust confirm before i say anything else that the final result here is through. it s 48 13 to the conservatives. a trouncing for labour, very, very disappointing night for them. 30 31 was the old council, it s not 48 13, a majority it s now 48 13, a majority of 35 to the conservatives. the conservatives have gained 17 seats, labour have lost the 17. what you are also seeing are some quite spectacular conservative gains. there s been a conservative landslide in wandsworth and in london we are picking up seats in brent. i gather that out of all the ones that have been announced so far, we won them, and in other parts of london, where the message very clearly has got home that conservatives councils cost you less and labour councils cost you more, we are doing well. kenneth baker, later lord baker who was party chairman at that time, who ijy was party chairman at that time, who by the way, and this is a sobering thought for people if they are getting excited about that clip, he used t