Polling stations are closed and vote counting for the 2024 local elections has already begun. Results are expected early Friday morning and into the weekend.
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2.00am: Full results for Sunderland council
Full results for Sunderland council have now been announced. According to the BBC, Labour made six gains, taking 18 of the 25 seats up for election. Its total on the council is now 53, while the Liberal Democrats have 12 councillors and the Tories have ten.
1.45am: Labor holds assembly in Chorley, South Tyneside, Newcastle
The BBC reports that Labor has held assembly in Chorley, but most results are yet to be announced. The party is also said to have successfully defended South Tyneside and, with some losses, Newcastle upon Tyne.
1.30am: Labor sees some significant defeats in Newcastle
The UK Electoral Commission has announced that in the results published so far, Labor sees several significant losses in Newcastle (the Greens and the Liberal Democrats), but at the same time from the council’s independent group reporting that Labor had won one seat.
It is thought that the local policy with low traffic at the entrance had a negative impact. The process was halted in early February after criticism from local businesses and residents’ groups.
The assembly contesting this election was made up of 47 Labor members, 22 Liberal Democrats, 4 independents, 3 Newcastle independents, and 2 vacancies.
According to Britain Elects, Labour saw its vote share in Byker ward fall by 22.3 points, with the Greens surging to 56.8% of the vote to take the seat off the ruling party. The outlet reports that Labour faced an even larger fall in its vote share of 24.7 points in Elswick ward, which the Greens also won.
12.50am: Labour says it was won Hartlepool – full story
A Labour spokesperson said the party expects to win control back of Hartlepool council. Read the full story here, including its significance.
“Winning back Hartlepool council is a groundbreaking moment after the disappointing results we saw here in 2021.
“Keir Starmer pledged to change the Labour Party after that result, and today’s win shows that this changed Labour party is ready to deliver the change that communities like Hartlepool are crying out for. Making gains here shows that the Party is on track to win a general election and is firmly back in the service of working people.”
12.30am: Labour holds Sunderland City Council
The first results are in tonight! Labour has retained control of Sunderland City Council, winning the four seats it needs to maintain its majority. Counting continues for the remaining seats.
However, some commentators have highlighted Reform UK’s performance in the constituencies where results have been announced so far, arguing that the results show the party is “rapidly becoming Labour’s main opposition in the Red Wall”.
12.15am: Prime Minister Phillipson ‘confident’ Labor will make progress in Tees Valley
Bridget Phillipson tells the BBC that Ben Houchen has secured a ‘huge share’ despite stressing He said he was “confident” Labor would make progress in the Tees Valley. A “significant” swing of 23% is expected in 2021 for Labor to take over the mayoral race.
The Shadow Education Secretary said: I am confident we will make progress'', adding:I am confident we will make progress in the Teesside General Election.” The changes we have seen under Keir Starmer compared to 2021, when we lost a by-election, are the changes compared to 2021, when we lost a by-election.”
11:45 pm Minutes: Dodds on what Labor’s success will be
Anneliese Dodds told Sky News: The Blackpool South by-election will be a key election to watch as it gauges Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s overall strength.
Commenting on local election expectations, the Labor leader said: “I think the key will be whether Labor can make progress in the areas where it’s really important to gain support before winning the next general election.” Told.
Asked what Labor would consider a “success” in this local election, Mr Dodds said: “The most important thing, as I said, is where that support comes from. In terms of the impact it has on elections across the nation.” There is a choice. ”
“Will Labor win seats in the areas we need to win in the general election?”
“But on the flip side, can the Conservatives really win any seats? Like I said, if they don’t they will actually end up doing worse than John Major did in the run up to the 1997 election.”
11.30pm: LGIU: Locals “is not a run-up to a general election”.
Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) chief executive Jonathan Carr-West stressed on the close of polls that local elections “are not a warm-up act for general elections” but “crucial chapters in our democracy” that “will determine the leaders who will serve our communities and make the decisions that directly impact our lives”.
Carr-West wrote for UAE Breaking in the run-up to the local elections, identifying key tests and councils to watch for Labour in each region – including Thurrock, Hartlepool, Pendle, Hastings, Swindon, Bristol, Redditch and Dudley.
He wrote: “The major expected shifts are within the current no overall control councils, where changes are more likely, especially because many of them are currently minority councils where a few seats could make a major difference to political control (including 22 Conservative minority councils).”
10.45pm: Dodds: ‘I’m confident we’ll see Chris Webb elected’
Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds has told the BBC she is “confident” that Chris Webb will be elected in Blackpool South, telling Newsnight: “I’m confident that we’ll see Chris Webb being elected there. I hope we will do.”
Britain Elects has released its forecast for the by-election result, projecting a Labour gain with 50% of the vote: