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Professor Sir John Curtice Harry Farley
Professor of politics at University of Strathclyde Political correspondent
Under our electoral system, when a party gains seats, it is not just a reflection of their performance, but their competitors', too. Rishi Sunak looks to have
The Liberal Democrat vote this time was up marginally compared to 2021. But the crucial reason why they were able to win is because the Conservative vote is down by over 11 points. avoided the all-out insurrection that some of his supporters feared could come
It's certainly true that the Lib Dem performance was better in Tory wards and they didn't do as well in Labour areas. after a dire set of local election results.
The Lib Dems have long since decided they are not trying to increase their national share of the vote, and they certainly haven't done so according to polls or these results. Conservative MPs are not - at the
Instead, they are betting the farm on the struggles of the Tory party in the polls being repeated at the next general election. moment - agitating for a change in leader. A victory for Andy Street as West
Midlands mayor today would give the prime minister another ray of hope in an
otherwise bleak picture.
Labour on the other hand are
jubilant. Not just at how many council seats they have won but where - areas
they need to win in a general election.
The party is expected to hold onto its
regional mayors in Manchester, Liverpool, and West and South Yorkshire when the
results are declared later.
There are some indications the
race for London mayor could be closer than expected. But anything other than a
win for Labour's incumbent Sadiq Khan would be a major upset.
The Liberal Democrats had a
boost last night too - overturning a Conservative majority in the Tory
heartland of Dorset to win control of the council there, as well as in
Tunbridge Wells earlier in the day.
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