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We are almost at the end of this election - just two more results are yet to come through. A big feature of these local elections were the mayoral races taking place across England.
What did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have to say about his party's performance? It included three new positions: East Midlands, North East and York & North Yorkshire. London's incumbent Sadiq Khan was bidding for a record third term.
Sunak’s immediate reaction to his election losses in the local elections was that they were “disappointing” but stressed the win in the Tees Valley mayoralty. Watch the video below to see who won and where:
That victory was the rare bright spot for the Tories. The party had lost more than 470 council seats, while Labour won the Blackpool South by-election.
Speaking on Friday, Sunak cited his party’s success in Teesside as proof that results in the “key battleground” showed that at the next general election voters "are going to stick with us".
He added that Labour "knew they have to win here in order to win a general election", but voters know "the Conservatives are building a brighter future for Teesside and a brighter future of Britain".
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