Tory turmoil across England has seen the party’s councillors decimated across England and concede another parliamentary seat in a by-election – just months away from a general election.
The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England.
Labour hailed a “truly historic” result in Rishi Sunak’s own backyard of York and North Yorkshire, where David Skaith smashed Tory Keane Duncan by almost 15,000 votes.
The region, which has elected its first mayor, includes Mr Sunak’s constituency of Richmond, an area that Labor has struggled to claim in the past.
Sir Keir Starmer told Northallerton Town Football Club: ‘We’ve had a positive campaign here. I am very, very proud to stand here as Leader of the Labor Party to celebrate this historic victory.
“This is a historic victory. It’s a place where normally we wouldn’t have won. But we were able to achieve that success and convince people to vote for us.” Mayoral votes in the Northeast and East. Midlands and Blackpool by-election
There is a glimmer of hope for the Government after Sir Ben Houchen stuck to his role as Mayor of the Tees Valley.
Rishi Sunak appeared with Lord Houchen at the victory rally and said: ‘Labour also has a message, because they know they have to win here to win the general election. I know,” he said. “We thought the Tees Valley would come back to them, but it hasn’t.” But it remains to be seen whether the Conservatives will be able to retain their West Midlands mayoral seat.
Of the 107 parliaments that held elections on Thursday, 102 have announced their full results, with the Conservatives losing more than half of the seats they had held and giving them control of 12 parliaments. , resulting in a loss of around 468 Conservative MPs. The Liberal Democrats won 100 seats, giving them 67 seats, while Reform UK won two seats, giving them 173 seats.
However, Labor suffered setbacks in Oldham and Kirklees, losing control of the parliament with the victory of independent candidates opposed to Labour’s stance on Gaza.
UAE Breaking News election analyst Professor Michael Thrasher said the result was bad news for the Conservatives but would not put Labor on a path to winning an overall majority in the House of Commons in the general election. .
Further results are expected over the weekend, including key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands.
Labour’s Sadiq Khan is seeking re-election in London, while Conservative Andy Street is defending his position in the West Midlands.
Since the polls closed, there have been rumors in London that Mr Khan had suffered a shock defeat to Conservative Susan Hall. However, UAE breaking News understands that both parties now believe the incumbent will remain in City Hall.
The results of these elections are expected to be announced at 10pm in London and 2.15pm in the West Midlands.
Other results still to be announced include council elections in the South and West of England where the Liberal Democrats and Greens hope to make progress.
There are also metro mayoral elections yet to declare a winner in Greater Manchester, Liverpool City, North Tyneside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.