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Looking behind you at the red behind you, in processes. Looking behind you at the red behind you, in mansfield, red behind you, in mansfield, somebody made a sign saying red to blue, somebody made a sign saying red to blue. Will somebody made a sign saying red to blue, will you turn that around . We are blue, will you turn that around . Are standing blue, will you turn that around . Are standing in mansfield, a significant tory constituency we hope to win, but today is about reflecting on the fact across the East Midlands, many voters have turned to the labour party, they see a changed labour party and have put their trust in us. I want to say thank you to everybody who voted for us, we will serve you and those who didnt vote for labour, we will also save you, because it is the job of the mayor to serve everybody across the mayor to serve everybody across the East Midlands. If we are privileged enough to come into serve as Labour Government, i can assure everybody that we will have a Labour Government working with our mayors to deliver across the East Midlands. Thank you for coming to mansfield. Thank thank you for coming to mansfield. Thank you thank you for coming to mansfield. Thank you for coming to mansfield. Thank you for having me. Sir keir starmer there in the East Midlands celebrating their new mayor claire ward. Lets go to birmingham and my colleague Rajini Vaidyanathan is at the count. Were waiting for the results that are just counting for the mayor of the West Midlands. Its been a good day for sir keir starmer in the East Midlands, but this seat here is one that the conservatives are really hoping they can hold onto for another term. The incumbent mayor has already served two terms here and he is well known here and is hoping he can bank on his personal popularity and throughout the campaign he has effectively distanced himself from the conservative party if you look at his Campaign Literature and that kind of thing. This isjust one of his Campaign Literature and that kind of thing. This is just one of a number of races that continue to be counted throughout saturday. Im joined by my colleague nick eardley, in the london newsroom. Nick, you have been monitoring the other races that are still under way when it comes to counting. Tell us more about what we can expect. Irate comes to counting. Tell us more about what we can expect. We are caettin a about what we can expect. We are getting a really about what we can expect. We are getting a really good about what we can expect. We are getting a really good picture about what we can expect. We are getting a really good picture of getting a really good picture of what getting a really good picture of what the council results yesterday looked what the council results yesterday looked like for all the parties, the state looked like for all the parties, the state of looked like for all the parties, the state of the parties, so what it might state of the parties, so what it might tell us about the General Election might tell us about the General Election. Lets start with the up to date scoreboard here, only five councils up to date scoreboard here, only five councils left to declare. This is a pretty five councils left to declare. This is a pretty thorough picture. Labour are op. Is a pretty thorough picture. Labour are op. They is a pretty thorough picture. Labour are up, they have done well, not as well as are up, they have done well, not as well as they are up, they have done well, not as well as they would have done on a perfect well as they would have done on a perfect night but well nonetheless. Look at perfect night but well nonetheless. Look at the conservative number, down look at the conservative number, down 440 look at the conservative number, down 440 councillors, losing just under down 440 councillors, losing just under half down 440 councillors, losing just under half of all the seats they were under half of all the seats they were defending, really bad result for them were defending, really bad result for them and it will be worrying lots of for them and it will be worrying lots of conservative mps, trying to figure lots of conservative mps, trying to figure out lots of conservative mps, trying to figure out what it will mean for a general figure out what it will mean for a General Election. The lib dems in terms General Election. The lib dems in terms of General Election. The lib dems in terms of results on thursday have actually terms of results on thursday have actually overtaken the conservatives. Worth pointing out the greens have done really well, putting the greens have done really well, putting up the greens have done really well, putting up 65 councils. This is what it means putting up 65 councils. This is what it means in putting up 65 councils. This is what it means in terms of the vote share. What it means in terms of the vote share. What has it means in terms of the vote share. What has changed since these elections last held on 21, the conservative vote is way down, 12 , labour conservative vote is way down, 12 , labour up conservative vote is way down, 12 , labour up conservative vote is way down, 12 , labour up 3 . Again, its good, maybe labour up 3 . Again, its good, maybe not labour up 3 . Again, its good, maybe not as much as it would have been maybe not as much as it would have been on maybe not as much as it would have been on a maybe not as much as it would have been on a perfect night, though when you are been on a perfect night, though when you are you been on a perfect night, though when you are you chat to the labour party. You are you chat to the labour party, they say its crucial we are winning party, they say its crucial we are winning 3 party, they say its crucial we are winning 3 in the country that we need winning 3 in the country that we need to winning 3 in the country that we need to win winning 3 in the country that we need to win a General Election. These need to win a General Election. These are need to win a General Election. These are areas where the conservatives used to control the Council Conservatives used to control the council and conservatives used to control the council and dont any more. This is a really council and dont any more. This is a really interesting list its different parts of the country. You have different parts of the country. You have hampshire, dorset, which the tories have hampshire, dorset, which the tories lost have hampshire, dorset, which the tories lost last night to the lib dems. Tories lost last night to the lib dems, you have redditch, seen as a bellwether dems, you have redditch, seen as a Bellwether Seat as it often votes the same Bellwether Seat as it often votes the same way as the country ends up voting the same way as the country ends up voting. There is a spread of areas where voting. There is a spread of areas where the voting. There is a spread of areas where the tories were in charge and arent where the tories were in charge and arent any where the tories were in charge and arent any more. Style in. Lets dive arent any more. Style in. Lets dive into arent any more. Style in. Lets dive into some of them. Rushmoor, the blue dive into some of them. Rushmoor, the blue conservative control is oven the blue conservative control is oven lts the blue conservative control is over. Its now a labour council. I want over. Its now a labour council. I want to over. Its now a labour council. I want to dive over. Its now a labour council. I want to dive more into that result in dorset. Want to dive more into that result in dorset, because thats pretty striking in dorset, because thats pretty striking. The conservatives losing 13 councillors, the lib dems gaining 13 councillors, the lib dems gaining 13 councillors, the lib dems gaining 13 councillors, conservative rule there 13 councillors, conservative rule there is 13 councillors, conservative rule there is over and its now for the liberal there is over and its now for the liberal democrats. I want to show you this liberal democrats. I want to show you this one, welwyn hatfield, that is where you this one, welwyn hatfield, that is where grant shapps, the Defence Secretary is where grant shapps, the Defence Secretary has his seat, we have had some secretary has his seat, we have had some Key Secretary has his seat, we have had some key wards in that constituency, and this some key wards in that constituency, and this is some key wards in that constituency, and this is what is happening. The conservatives are down 15 , labour up conservatives are down 15 , labour up 7 . Conservatives are down 15 , labour up 7 . An conservatives are down 15 , labour up 7 , an 11 swing from conservative to labour. Interestingly, if that were replicated in the general Election Results replicated in the general Election Results from 2019, grant shapps would results from 2019, grant shapps would be results from 2019, grant shapps would be really worried about losing his seat would be really worried about losing his seat. Thats the Defence Secretary, someone who has had a decent. Secretary, someone who has had a decent, fairly safe seat for the conservatives in the past. Results like this conservatives in the past. Results like this will make him really nervous like this will make him really nervous. 0ne like this will make him really nervous. One other thing about last nights nervous. One other thing about last nights results. Lets see some tactical nights results. Lets see some Tactical Voting analysis. This is what Tactical Voting analysis. This is what is Tactical Voting analysis. This is what is happening in areas where the conservatives were first and labour were second last time. Look at the conservative drop, more than it was nationally. Conservative drop, more than it was nationally, labour up more than it was nationally, suggesting people who want to be conservatives out of voting who want to be conservatives out of voting for who want to be conservatives out of voting for labour. But then look this. Voting for labour. But then look this. This voting for labour. But then look this. This is voting for labour. But then look this, this is what happened in areas where this, this is what happened in areas where last this, this is what happened in areas where last time the conservatives were where last time the conservatives were first where last time the conservatives were first and the lib dems were second were first and the lib dems were second. Again, the vote is slightly more second. Again, the vote is slightly more than second. Again, the vote is slightly more than the National Average but look who more than the National Average but look who is more than the National Average but look who is benefiting most. Labour have some look who is benefiting most. Labour have some of the vote but the lib dems have some of the vote but the lib dems are have some of the vote but the lib dems are getting more of it, so there dems are getting more of it, so there are dems are getting more of it, so there are some signs of Tactical Voting there are some signs of Tactical Voting in there are some signs of Tactical Voting in areas where labour are second voting in areas where labour are second and voting in areas where labour are second and whether lib dems were second. Second and whether lib dems were second. To second and whether lib dems were second, to try to potentially oust Matt Conservative incumbent. Nick oust that conservative Matt Conservative incumbent. Nick oust that conservative incumbent. Oust that conservative incumbent. Nicky, thank you. As we have been saying here in birmingham, counting is well under way in the West Midlands mayoral elections, but there are other votes being counted and another hot lead to anticipated result today is the result in the london mayoral vote. Incumbent sadiq khan for the labour party is hoping for another term. Khan for the labour party is hoping foranotherterm. Ben khan for the labour party is hoping for another term. Ben is watching that vote. Ben, overnight, we were hearing it could be a lot closer than some might have thought. Yes. Than some might have thought. Yes, lots of speculation than some might have thought. Yes, lots of speculation along those lines lots of speculation along those lines and lots of speculation along those lines and that is what some people here are lines and that is what some people here are telling us too. This is the largest here are telling us too. This is the largest of here are telling us too. This is the largest of nine Counting Centres across largest of nine Counting Centres across the largest of nine Counting Centres across the capital. All Counting Votes across the capital. All Counting Votes for across the capital. All Counting Votes for the london mayo election and the votes for the london mayo election and the results from here and there is over and the results from here and there is over nine and the results from here and there is over nine centres will be fed into is over nine centres will be fed into city is over nine centres will be fed into city hall, where the result will be into city hall, where the result will be declared. Mayoral election will be declared. Mayoral election. They will count the London Assembly election. They will count the London Assembly votes and declare them sometime afterwards. Polls had predicted labours sadiq khan, the incumbent predicted labours sadiq khan, the incumbent labour mayor who has been incumbent labour mayor who has been in power incumbent labour mayor who has been in power for incumbent labour mayor who has been in powerfor eight years, incumbent labour mayor who has been in power for eight years, had a lead on his in power for eight years, had a lead on his conservative rival susan hall. On his conservative rival susan hall. But on his conservative rival susan hall, but the reason people are thinking hall, but the reason people are thinking it could be closer is turning thinking it could be closer is turning out. We had those figures yesterday turning out. We had those figures yesterday and the votes being counted yesterday and the votes being counted in this room are for the outer counted in this room are for the outer london constituency of bexley and bromley. The constituency that has perhaps most been affected by the expansion of us, the Ultra Low Emission the expansion of us, the Ultra Low Emission zone, meaning some motorists emission zone, meaning some motorists have had to pay an extra £12 50 motorists have had to pay an extra £12 50 a motorists have had to pay an extra £12 50 a day to use their car. The turnout £12 50 a day to use their car. The turnout in £12 50 a day to use their car. The turnout in this constituency, the highest turnout in this constituency, the highest of turnout in this constituency, the highest of any london constituencies, 48 , and if you compare constituencies, 48 , and if you compare that to the inner london constituency of Tower Hamlets in newham. Constituency of Tower Hamlets in newham, turn out there just 31 . People newham, turn out there just 31 . People are newham, turn out there just 31 . People are asking, is this a ulez fact that people are asking, is this a ulez fact that lots of people have been thinking fact that lots of people have been thinking about . Susan hall, the conservative candidate put that at the centre conservative candidate put that at the centre of hacking to pai