Local elections results – live: Labour win in West Midlands and London as Sunak facing fresh rebellion
Labour’s Sadiq Khan secures third term as Mayor of London, beating Conservative Susan Hall
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Rishi Sunak is facing fresh Conservative unrest after Labour claimed victory in the West Midlands mayoral election, beating Andy Street in a tight race.
The newly elected mayor, Richard Parker, secured a majority against his Conservative opponent who has served two terms and held office since 2017.
The result is the latest in a string of Labour mayoral and council wins nationwide as the Conservatives suffered historic blows. “I don’t think he’s out of the woods,” a former minister told the Financial Times, referring to Mr Sunak’s position.
Meanwhile, Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a third term as Mayor of London beating Conservative Susan Hall.
Mr Sunak also suffered terrible losses in council elections as the Conservatives lost more than 400 councillors and control of ten councils.
State of play
Total no of councils - Lab 50 (+8) | Lib Dem: 12 (+ 2)| Con: 6 (-10) | Ind & Others: 1 (+1) | Greens: 0 | NOC: 36 (-1)
Councillors - Lab 1,140 (+185) | Lib Dem: 521 (+104) | Con: 513 (-473) | Ind & Others: 228 (+93) | Green: 181 (+74) | RA 48 (+11) | Workers Party of Britain 4 (+4) | Reform 2 (+2)
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Labour wins Enfield and Haringey
In the sixth constituency to be announced, Sadiq Khan has swept to an astounding victory in Enfield and Haringey with over twice the vote share of his Tory rival.
Mr Khan received 82,725 votes, compared to Ms Hall’s 41,389.
Sadiq Khan wins West Central
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has won 54,481 votes in West Central.
This constituency includes Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster.
The Conservative’s Susan Hall received 43,405.
Overall, 125,645 people voted, meaning a 35% turnout
Sadiq Khan wins South West constituency
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has won in the South West constituency with 77,011 votes.
Conservative’s Susan Hall received 68,856 votes.
Overall, 206,109 people voted in the South West constituency, a 45% turnout.
Rishi Sunak did not vote for Tory’s London mayor candidate
Downing Street admits that Rishi Sunak did not vote for Susan Hall in London.
A source said the Prime Minister used a postal vote for the contest in York and North Yorkshire where Labour’s David Skaith won the newly created mayoralty against the Tories’ Keane Duncan.
Sadiq Khan wins North East constituency
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has won in the North East constituency with 127,455 votes.
Conservative’s Susan Hall received 34,099 votes.
Green Party came third with 17,907 votes.
207,722 people voted, a 40% turnout.
Labour sources claim historic victory for Sadiq Khan
Labour has won the London mayoral election, and Sadiq Khan will serve a third term in post, party sources have said.
Despite concerns that the race would be tighter than initially expected between him and Tory candidate Susan Hall, a string of early results have shown a swing towards Labour.
Labour team ‘confident’ as positive results roll in for Sadiq Khan
Labour source tells The Independent: “Labour team confident and looks like it’s possible that Sadiq has done better than anyone could have expected.
“From the results that are in, it looks like there have been swings towards Sadiq and Labour right across London.
“If Sadiq beats the Tories by more than 4.7 percent he will have not only won a third historic and unprecedented term, but increased his lead from his second term.”
Turnout low in the West Midlands as count continues
Incumbent Tory mayor Andy Street is fighting for a third term in the West Midlands, yet fears are emerging that the race between him and Labour’s Richard Parker is too close to call.
Turnout is just under 30 per cent, with Sky News reporting that 29.8 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, down by 1.4 per cent on 2021.
Liverpool mayor accuses Sunak of ‘squatting in Downing Street’
Steve Rotheram has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “squatting in Downing Street”.
The re-elected Liverpool City Region Mayor said: “The Prime Minister is squatting in Downing Street and I say, come out and face the voters, Mr Sunak, call a general election, we’re ready when you are, but whilst we’re waiting our work will continue unabated.”
He added: “This result isn’t just a rejection of the Tories, voters in our city region aren’t easily kidded, it’s a ringing endorsement of what we’re doing locally too, and they weren’t hoodwinked by pie-in-the sky populist pledges.
“It’s no less dishonest, you know, to promise to deliver undeliverable things locally than it is to advertise to £350 million a week for our NHS on the side bus if we left the EU.
“It appears that for some, mud slinging and smear tactics are still the weapon of choice in the armoury of the deceitful and desperate.”
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