The Conservatives have lost control of a key London council for the first time in over 40 years. Wandsworth Council has been run by the Tories since 1978.
However it'll be all change in that part of the capital after Labour took over the reigns of the authority for the first time in decades. Wandsworth was a totemic council for the Tories.
It turned blue in 1978, a year before Margaret Thatcher’s election as prime minister and was reputedly her favourite council, renowned for its low taxes. The loss of Wandsworth is the significant blow in what is fast shaping-up to be a dismal night for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Tories.
