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Labour celebrates victories but loses ground in urban and heavily Muslim areas

Party did better in places it had lost since 2016 but one commentator called it ‘progress at a price’

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Conservatives crushed by ‘worst local election result’ in years

Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Labour should look to Switzerland and Finland for Great British Railways

Letters: Renationalisation must knit together a fragmented regime, says Jonathan Tyler, while David Felton salutes Keir Starmer’s proposal

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Triumphant Starmer already seems like the prime minister. Now his troubles really begin

Voters want rid of the Tories, but will quickly demand solutions to Britain’s ills, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

There are good reasons not to take local results as general election predictions

Current political map cannot be compared with the past, but there are warnings for Conservatives to heed nonetheless

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Tories take refuge in fantasy as local election drubbing becomes clear

From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

London mayor election: First results suggest Ulez could still be problem for Sadiq Khan

The Conservatives won council by-elections in Hillingdon and Wandsworth, while Labour’s vote share dropped

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024

Lib Dems say council results show they can take Westminster seats from Tories

Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the Lib Dems’ in constituencies party is targeting

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

OPINION - The Tories stay calm as they hurtle towards electoral wipeout

I hate to be rude to the voters but this is shaping up to be quite a dull set of election results, in the sense that a lot of priors are being confirmed. A few reflections below:

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024

London mayoral election results: What will be the first clues to a Sadiq Khan or Susan Hall victory?

Key London Assembly constituency figures will indicate whether Labour retains mayoralty or Tories capture keys to City Hall

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024