Local elections: Labour wins majority control of Medway for first time
Labour has won majority control of Medway council for the first time since the local authority’s creation in…
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Labour: Local election results show party ‘on course for majority government’
Labour has argued that the local election results so far show that the party is “on course for…
Local elections: Bolton Labour largest party but not in overall control
Labour has made key gains in Bolton in this year’s local elections to become the largest party on…
Local elections: Labour wins overall control of Stoke-on-Trent council
Labour has won overall control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in this year’s local elections, in the party’s second…
Local election 2023 full results: Labour councils won, held and lost
Labour has gained more than 500 councillors and taken control of 22 councils in this year’s local elections,…
Local elections: Middlesbrough Labour’s Chris Cooke elected mayor
Labour has won a mayoral election in Middlesbrough with a result “beyond our expectations”, in a victory that…
Local elections: Labour advances in North West Leicestershire, Hartlepool, Tamworth
Labour has replaced the Conservatives as the largest party in Hartlepool, failing to take overall control but making…
Local elections: Labour hold early North and Midlands councils to declare
Labour has held control of the first string of Labour-run councils to declare their results in the North…
Councils are more than a litmus test for Westminster. But they need new powers
With just over a year to go until a general election, commentators will be looking to make political…
Local elections 2023: Polls open in major test of Labour’s progress under Starmer
Voters across England are heading to the polls today for the 2023 local elections, in one of the…
