Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses

The Guardian
Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses
9 hours ago
Eleni Courea
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/may/02/polls-open-in-england-may-local-elections-tories-braced-for-heavy-losses


BBC
Local elections 2024 live: Voting under way across England and Wales
1 hour ago
James Harness and Nadia Ragozhina
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609729



ITV News
Local elections: Everything you need to know as voters head to the polls | ITV News
2 hours ago
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-02/local-elections-everything-you-need-to-know-as-voters-head-to-the-polls

Local election results: Not even Blair's Labour delivered this shocking blow - but real Reform threat means it's not all going Keir Starmer's way
The local election results picture so far is intriguing. Labour leads the way but it is having to share the headlines with seat gains made at the Conservatives' expense by the Liberal Democrats, Greens and a range of local independents, Professor Michael Thrasher writes.

By Professor Michael Thrasher, Sky News elections analyst
Friday 3 May 2024 10:04, UK
https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-knows-tory-woes-dont-necessarily-mean-labour-gains-despite-a-win-blair-never-managed-13127910

Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak his time is up after local election defeats
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1 hour ago
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68947838

Oldham council leader blames Labour loss on Gaza war being 'exploited and manipulated by bad actors'
Labour has lost overall control of Oldham council for the first time in over a decade
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ByCharlotte HallLocal Democracy Reporter
10:15, 3 MAY 2024UPDATED10:17, 3 MAY 2024
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/oldham-council-leader-blames-labour-29106005



The Telegraph
Labour set to lose in West Midlands after collapse in Muslim vote'
2 hours ago
Nick Gutteridge
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/03/labour-lose-seat-west-midlands-collapse-muslim-vote/

Live Kent 2024 Local Election updates, reaction and results from Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and PCC poll
Full council elections have been held in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells while the whole of Kent has been voting for the next Police Crime Commissoner

ByTom van Klaveren
UPDATED15:54, 3 MAY 2024
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-kent-election-results-pcc-9261616

NewsUKUK Politics
Local elections results – live: Labour win in Sunak’s ‘backyard’ as Starmer demands general election
Sunak admitted the results were so far ‘disappointing’ but added there will still more votes to be counted

Alexander Butler
9 minutes ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-election-results-2024-london-mayor-council-labour-b2538971.html

Labour hails big wins in England as Sunak holds onto Tees Valley victory
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609729

This is not normal
Labour’s gains show the Conservatives face something far worse than a normal-sized general election defeat.

By Ben Walker
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2024/05/this-is-not-normal