Labour have added three, we mentioned those three symbolic london councils, that puts them on 37. the conservatives are down six. the liberal democrats have added one, taking hull from labour. two more councils are now under no overall control. helen catt has the story so far. a symbolic win for labour wandsworth in south london, tory for 44 years, until now. even in an election about local services, having the lowest council tax in the country didn t keep it blue. the cost of living crisis did come up, as did the massive cuts from the government since 2010. and also boris johnson. borisjohnson was a vote winner for labour, as indeed was keir starmer as well. and i remind you, huw, in 1998, a year after our landslide victory,
Counting has begun in council elections across scotland and wales and in northern ireland, where voters have been electing members of the stormont assembly. so here s the state of play for the parties. 75 of the 146 councils in england declared, and labour, as you have heard, have gained three, taking their tally to 37, the conservatives have lost six, taking their total down to 18. the liberal democrats have added one, take up aid from labour, and residents and greens have none. the number with no overall control has gone up to 16. helen catt has the story so far. a symbolic win for labour wandsworth in south london, tory for 44 years, until now.
Council seats in Scotland, Wales, London, and many parts of England are up for grabs on 5 May, as voters across the UK head to the polls on 5 May to select. 04.05.2022, Sputnik International