Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a resounding defeat in local elections, a further sign that it is likely to be removed from power in upcoming general elections. With nearly all council results in, the Conservatives have lost 473 seats, while the opposition Labour Party has picked up 185, as counting was under way on Saturday for a few more assembly and mayoral polls. Critically, Labour’s Sadiq Khan won London’s mayoral race, securing a record third term and dealing the Conservatives another damaging defeat. With the results in from 106 of 107 council elections, the Conservatives lost about half of those it was defending, costing it control of 10 councils. Its rival Labour Party wrestled control of eight councils, while also winning three newly created mayoral seats, including one in Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s own northern English constituency. Labour also won a by-election for the Blackpool South parliamentary seat, triggered by the resignation of the scandal-plagued Conservative MP Scott Benton. #Britain #Conservatives #LabourParty #LocalElections #PoliticalShift #ElectionResults #PoliticalNews #PoliticalVictory #PoliticalDefeat #PoliticalGains #VoterTurnout #DemocraticProcess #GovernmentOutcome #PartyPolitics #PoliticalAnalysis #UKPolitics #PartyLeadership #PublicOpinion #ElectionOutcome #PoliticalChange
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a resounding defeat in local elections, a further sign that it is likely to be removed from power in upcoming general elections. With nearly all council results in, the Conservatives have lost 450 seats, while the opposition Labour Party has picked up 170, as counting was under way on Saturday for a few more assembly and mayoral polls, most critically that of the mayors of London, Manchester and Liverpool. With the results in from 102 of 107 council elections, the Conservatives lost about half of those it was defending, costing it control of 10 councils. Its rival Labour Party gained 170 council seats to wrestle control of eight councils, while also winning three newly created mayoral seats, including one in Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s own northern English constituency. Labour also won a by-election for the Blackpool South parliamentary seat, triggered by the resignation of the scandal-plagued Conservative MP Scott Benton. Labour leader Keir Starmer said the emphatic victories nationwide sent the prime minister a clear message to hold a nationwide vote. #Britain #Conservatives #LocalElections #ElectionResults #PoliticalNews #Trounced #PoliticalDefeat #OppositionVictory #PoliticalShift #VoterTurnout #DemocraticProcess #PoliticalChange #GovernmentOutcome #PoliticalAnalysis #PartyPolitics #PoliticalShift #UKPolitics #PoliticalParty #PublicOpinion #ElectionOutcome