‘I wanted the Conservatives out’: readers on the local election results

Conservative party supporters during the vote count in Wandsworth. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Boris Johnson has said the Conservatives took “tough” losses in the local elections, as Labour won key London seats and the Lib Dems and Greens made gains. Results in Scotland and Wales have started to come in and in Northern Ireland the results are expected from mid-afternoon.

Here five people in England share their reaction to the results so far and speak about the factors that decided their vote.