The local election results are coming in – and it’s looking like a bad day for the Tories. You can use our interactive map below to see what the overall result for your local council is.
And there is a second gadget where you can check out the results in your ward as they come in. There are 107 local council elections, the mayoral elections in eleven regions and 35 elections for police and crime commissioners.
The results of Thursday’s elections are being declared over several days, starting shortly after polls close and ending on Sunday, May 5.
Below you can see our map which is updated and you can zoom in on your local council if there is an election taking place (not at ward level).
As results were coming in today elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the Tories could be on course to lose 500 councillors in “one of the worst, if not the worst” performances by the party in 40 years. “So far they are basically losing a half of the seats they are trying to defend. If that continues they may end up losing 500 or so seats, which is the thing they were meant to avoid,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today.
“Early days yet, but where we have got the detailed voting numbers, it looks as though the Conservative vote is a wee bit down on where it was last year. We are probably looking at certainly one of the worst, if not the worst, Conservative performances in local government elections for the last 40 years.”
Labour won the Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Conservatives. The new MP, Chris Webb, beat the Conservatives’ David Jones with a 26% swing – Reform UK came third.
There is “no doubt” that Rishi Sunak will lead the Conservatives into a general election, Richard Holden has said after the Tories suffered a bruising set of local election results. The party chairman was repeatedly asked whether the Prime Ministers could survive following losses in key areas like Hartlepool, Rushmoor in Hampshire and Thurrock.
Below: Check your local results in our gadget below which will be updated as they come in
He told Times Radio: “The Prime Minister is going to go on and lead the Conservative Party into the general election, there’s no doubt about that.” Asked for his reaction to the results so far, Mr Holden said: “Not a great set of results but coming off I think it would be fair to say a very high watermark in 2021.”
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “This seismic win in Blackpool South is the most important result today. This is the one contest where voters had the chance to send a message to Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives directly, and that message is an overwhelming vote for change.
“The swing towards the Labour Party in Blackpool South is truly historic and shows that we are firmly back in the service of working people. I am so proud of the positive campaign we ran. To those who have put their trust in us in Blackpool, and those considering giving Labour their vote, we are ready to serve your interests.
“Our new Labour MP Chris Webb has shown that after years of neglect with the Tories, there is a better alternative. The message to Rishi Sunak is clear. It’s time for change, it’s time for a general election.”
