The Conservative Party suffered a series of losses after voters across England headed to the ballot box for May local elections, with Labour as well as the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party seizing control of several councils.
Counting is underway in the 230 local authorities in England that held elections on Thursday, with many votes still to come in on Friday.
Labour leader Keir Starmer celebrated “fantastic” council results in key battlegrounds and said that he was on course to win the next general election.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “hard to draw firm conclusions” at this current stage….