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Local elections 2023: Tories lose 1,000 councillors

6 May 2023

5:30 PM

6 May 2023

5:30 PM

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says his party is on track to win the next general election after the Tories were hammered in local polls across England. The story of these local elections however appear to be Tory disaster rather than Labour triumph. The BBC’s Projected National Share (PNS) of the vote – based on key wards – suggests that Labour would struggle to win a majority at a general election on the basis of last night’s performance.

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