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Sean Seddon Claire Hamilton
Live reporter BBC political reporter in Liverpool
In addition to the remaining mayoral races we're watching, we're also still waiting for five councils to finish counting. This is what we're still looking out for and when we're expecting results: This is one of the safest mayoralties for Labour. Steve
Epping Forest - 12:30 Rotheram’s expected to very comfortably win a third term.
North Tyneside - 15:00 He’s promising a “London-style transport network”, new train
Salford - 17:00 stations in St Helens and Daresbury and also bringing a film studios to
Stroud - 16:00 Liverpool with the regeneration of Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building.
Warrington - 16:30 But turn out tells us there’s a lack of appetite and
We're not expecting any surprises in North Tyneside, Salford or Warrington, where Labour has very large majorities it expects it will hold onto. engagement among the electorate – just 23.7% of people voted – suggesting
The picture is more complicated in Stroud, where a coalition of Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents control the council. people across the city region don’t know enough about, or don’t care about it
Labour want to make inroads in this part of the world ahead of a general election and only have four councillors in Stroud at the moment. to participate.
The Conservatives have had a majority in Epping Forest since 2007, but there is strong support for local independents, too. Turn out in St Helens, one of the six councils which make up
Early ward-level results suggest those independents are doing well so we'll be looking to see whether the Tories retain control over the council. the Liverpool City Region, is just 19%.
What interests me is who comes second. In 2021 it was the
Conservatives – this year both the Greens and the Liberal Democrats think
they’ve nudged the Tories into fourth.
But Steve Rotheram’s majority is likely
to be huge. In Knowsley it could be up to 70% of the vote.
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