In the capital, Sadiq Khan said Labour's route to No10 was 'through London'. Party leader Sir Ed Davey even urged disgruntled Tory backbenchers to push Mr Johnson 'into the abyss'. Last night's big winners were the Lib Dems and the Greens, both posing as alternatives to the establishment parties. The Prime Minister is staring down calls to quit over the London losses, dismissing last night as 'tough' and vowing to get on with delivering 'big projects' across the North of England. Just minutes ago, Lilian Barker was elected for the Conservatives in the Crackley and Red Street ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme after a tiebreaker.Įlection wizards say Labour's seizure of Wandsworth and Westminster, totemic London authorities which have been blue since 19 respectively, don't suggest they could win a general election.Īnd now Sir Keir Starmer is facing a police probe over his 'beergate' boozy lockdown curry. The political picture is pretty mixed, with Boris Johnson's Tories suffering heavy losses in London but clinging onto the Red Wall.
The Green Party gaiend 15 while the Conservatives lost a total of 61.įor those of you just joining us, welcome to MailOnline's live blog about the 2022 local elections. The SNP gained the most new councillors with 23, followed by the Lib Dems with 20 and Labour 19. and yet they still can't defeat the SNP, so I think there's still some reflection perhaps needed on Labour's behalf.'Īll councils up for election in Scotland have now declared their votes. Sturgeon said Labour benefited a lot from Tory's Partygate scandal, adding: 'Labour threw the kitchen sink at Glasgow. The SNP, meanwhile, shed two seats for a total of 37. However Sir Keir's party came very close to taking the city council, adding five councillors for a total of 36.
She said the SNP was still the largest party in Glasgow, despite some Labour gains. 'I think it's the eighth consecutive election win under my leadership of the SNP or after 15 years in government so it is a stupendous result for the SNP and sends the clearest possible message to Boris Johnson and the Tories.' She said: 'We are the largest party in more councils today than we were yesterday - we've won the election and we've won the election by a country mile.
The leader of the SNP told Sky News that the results sent a 'clear message' to Boris Johnson and the Tories. Nicola Sturgeon has said she is 'thrilled' with the results coming out of the local elections in Scotland after her party increased its share of councillors.