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UK Local Elections UPDATES: Boris Johnson Says Vote Results 'Mixed' for Conservatives

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UK Local Elections UPDATES: Boris Johnson Says Vote Results 'Mixed' for Conservatives

06:22 GMT 06.05.2022 (Updated: 15:19 GMT 28.05.2023)

The United Kingdom held elections for 200 local councils on 5 May, while citizens of Northern Ireland were voting in the Stormont Assembly elections.

According to preliminary results, the Conservative Party lost multiple seats in the local councils across the United Kingdom, while the Liberal Democrats, the Labour party and the Green party are projected to boost their presence.

The Labour Party is taking Westminster (which has been controlled by Tories since it was created in 1964), Wandsworth (known as "Margaret Thatcher's favourite council", under the conservatives since 1978) and Barnet councils.

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13:52 GMT 06.05.2022

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6 May 2022, 13:02 GMT

11:32 GMT 06.05.2022

Lacklustre Local Election Results Give Cold Comfort to Labour

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Lacklustre Local Election Results Give Cold Comfort to Labour

6 May 2022, 11:29 GMT

11:31 GMT 06.05.2022

BoJo: Local Elections Results 'Mixed' for Conservatives

According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, results in some parts of the UK had been "tough" and "mixed". He added, however, that in other areas there were some "quite remarkable gains in places that have not voted Conservative for a long time, if ever".

10:49 GMT 06.05.2022

Lib Dem Leader Davey: Election Results Are 'Almighty Shockwave' That'll 'Bring Tory Government Tumbling Down'

"What began as a tremor in Chesham and Amersham, became an earthquake in North Shropshire, and is now an almighty shockwave that will bring this Conservative government tumbling down. It is the movement of millions of people who are saying loud and clear: 'We have had enough'... The tectonic plates of British politics are shifting beneath Boris Johnson’s feet. And now it’s time for Conservative MPs to plunge him into the abyss", he said.

09:17 GMT 06.05.2022

Green Party Celebrates Massive Boost in England

The greens managed to gain 28 additional seats in local councils, and, according to preliminary results, are now looking at a total of 39 wins.

08:57 GMT 06.05.2022

Liberal Democrats Take Control of Hull City Council

The Lib Dems managed to gain a majority in Hull, winning 29 out of 57 seats, outperforming the Labour party, while the Tories lost their last remaining seat on the council.

08:47 GMT 06.05.2022

Bristol Votes to Abolish Direct Mayoral Elections

07:41 GMT 06.05.2022

Tories Lose Control in Their Strongholds Barnet, Westminster and Wandsworth; Vote Counting Continues

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Tories Lose Control in Their Strongholds Barnet, Westminster and Wandsworth; Vote Counting Continues

6 May 2022, 07:37 GMT

07:37 GMT 06.05.2022

Labour Leader Starmer Calls Election Outcome 'Turning Point' for His Party

"This is a big turning point for us. From the depths of 2019 in that general election, back on track, winning in the north. Cumberland! Southampton! We've changed Labour and now we're seeing the results of that", the politician said.

07:09 GMT 06.05.2022

Vote Counting Starts in Northern Ireland After Election to Stormont Assembly

Northern Ireland went to the polls on 5 May, electing 90 members of their legislature in 18 five-seater constituents. According to the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland, the voter turnout reached around 54%.

Vote counting is underway in three centres: in Belfast, Jordanstown and Magherafelt; the results are expected to be known by the end of Friday. However, it is possible that counting will continue on Saturday, and the results would then be announced tomorrow.

06:51 GMT 06.05.2022

Elections in London Should be 'Wake-up Call' for Tories, Ex-PM Theresa May's Chief of Staff Warns

"Waking up to catastrophic results for the party in London. Wandsworth & Westminster were flagship councils. We held them during the Blair honeymoon. We held them during austerity. We held them under Theresa May. Losing them should be a wake up call for the Conservative Party", Gavin Barwell tweeted.

06:47 GMT 06.05.2022

Labour Party Seizes Control Over Westminster

The Labour party is now in charge of Westminster council with 31 seats, while the Conservatives managed to win only 23. Before the election, the Tories had 41 seats in the council, while Labour had only 19.

06:28 GMT 06.05.2022

Tories Admit Defeat in London Borough of Barnet

The Conservative leader of Barnet council, Daniel Thomas, stated that his party has lost control of the local council.

"This is a warning shot from Conservative supporters - a fair number just stayed at home," he said, adding that the shift was a result of "the cost of living crisis, 12 years of a Conservative government and redrawn boundaries".

According to Skynews, the Labour party now holds 41 of the 63 seats in the council, while the Conservatives, who had 36, are now only at 22.