Labour’s hopes of a local election surge fuelled by seizing Tory citadels old right this moment time as it fell rapid as the outcomes got right here in.
Wandsworth and Westminster each re-elected Tory councils in defiance of Labour’s predictions it can perhaps well assemble history by claiming each metropolis halls.
Labour’s final hope for a landmark discontinue within the capital is in Barnet, Margaret Thatcher’s old patch.
Jeremy Corybn’s occasion picked up seats all the strategy in which via the capital but all the strategy in which via the elections in England did no longer assemble meaningful progress.
The Conservatives defied predictions of a wipeout making several positive aspects all the strategy in which via England and stemming afflict some build else.
Each and every the Tories and Labour made positive aspects from Ukip as the anti-EU occasion entirely collapsed all the strategy in which via the country.
The Liberal Democrats might perhaps perhaps well discontinue the night as the greatest winners – albeit from an historically low infamous.
Labour sources insisted the occasion became consolidating progress made within the conclude year’s election and pointed to 10 per surges in Trafford, Swindon and Portsmouth.
Ancient Tory education secretary Justine Greening claimed Labour’s lacklustre results proved ‘peak Corbyn’ had previous.
In accordance with results declared by 3am, Labour has did no longer assemble any important positive aspects overall – despite right native ends up in areas fancy Trafford
Counting is underway in Westminster tonight (pictured) one of many most carefully watched boroughs within the country amid speculation the Tory vote might perhaps perhaps well collapse
Labour sources performed down the possibilities of securing an historic desire in Westminster tonight as the counting started (pictured)
Because the outcomes emerged, London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the BBC: ‘I’m waiting for seeing us making positive aspects all the strategy in which via London.
‘Obviously we would also no longer desire councils but I feel winning councillors who are Labour is an unprecedented achievement.’
In a single of an extraordinarily powerful results of the night, Labour misplaced inspire a watch on of Nuneaton council in a impress the occasion is failing to assemble progress in an necessary swing seats.
The Tories gained nine extra seats and saw their vote surge within the Warwickshire metropolis, which is considered as an extraordinarily powerful bellwether seat for the country as a total.
In a serious boost for Labour on a disappointing night, the Conservative Celebration has misplaced inspire a watch on of Trafford for the main time in 14 years – which technique the occasion no longer controls a single council in Greater Manchester.
Labour also gained Plymouth from the Tories in their first create of a metropolis hall.
Labour led the style overall within the day gone by’s elections but misplaced some seats and did no longer screen a surge in toughen
Sadiq Khan admitted this morning Labour might perhaps perhaps well no longer desire any unique councils in London despite earlier predictions the occasion would desire the Tory ‘crown jewels’
In comparatively about a areas, the Conservatives held off a Labour surge in Swindon to inspire inspire a watch on of the council, which is dwelling to 2 marginal constituencies currently with Tory MPs.
Basildon fell to the Tories from No Total Management after the occasion gained 5 extra seats. Labour also gained three extra seats as Ukip collapsed.
Ukip has collapsed all the strategy in which via the country and has misplaced ratings of seats. Its vote has split between the Tories and Labour.
Going into election day, Labour held an huge polling lead in London – fuelled by EU citizens allowed to desire half in their first election for the reason that Brexit referendum.
However the lag is conception to be tighter all the strategy in which via the relief of the country, with the Tories hoping to assemble progress in Brexit-backing areas of the north.
The first wards declared in Sunderland urged Labour became going backwards, dropping seats to each the Tories and Liberal Democrats.
Senior Tory MP Johnny Mercer acknowledged the govt.s technique to defence had contributed to the Conservatives dropping the metropolis’s council.
The defence committee member told BBC News: ‘We’ve misplaced inspire a watch on of the council. I feel all the strategy in which via the country, clearly, it be no longer been a genuine night for Labour, but completely tense down right here.’
Mr Mercer acknowledged for your step voters believed the defense power became cutting back beneath the Conservative govt.
‘It is shining determined to me the greatest part on this metropolis is defence,’ he acknowledged. ‘It repeatedly has been.’
He added: ‘I’ve made very public my considerations all the strategy in which via the facing of defence within the meantime and what the imaginative and prescient is.’
In Barnet, Labour community chief Barry Rawlings acknowledged the anti-semitism row had ‘made a distinction’.
The dwelling of North London, which has a Jewish population of spherical sixteen%, has been a key battleground for each the Conservatives and Labour, particularly in gentle of the latter’s most up-to-date difficulties over anti-Semitism allegations throughout the occasion.
Mr Rawlings acknowledged he expected to learn regarding the allegations assemble an affect on about a of the wards with particularly sizable Jewish populations, corresponding to Childs Hill and Hale, although Labour most efficient held one of six seats all the strategy in which via the two wards going into the election.
He acknowledged: ‘I delight in to reveal that in some wards where there might perhaps be a enormous Jewish neighborhood, it (the anti-semitism command) has made a distinction, I’m no longer certain but how noteworthy. Obviously the Tories did breeze laborious in those areas on that command, announcing that within the occasion you vote Labour you’re balloting for Jeremy Corbyn.
‘But to be fine a lot of the conversations (with voters) delight in been about potholes comparatively than anti-Semitism. That acknowledged, we want of us to realize it’s miles a distress we desire very seriously within the Labour occasion.’
The outdated day’s election became dogged by chaos in areas attempting out out unique principles on voters being forced to screen ID sooner than they’re allowed to cast a ballot.
Voters were became away in a series of incidents as ID trials piloted in Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking’s elections where of us delight in been told they form no longer delight in the right documents to submit their votes.
The trial, equipped by the Cupboard Location of enterprise, technique residents must lift photo ID or two documents displaying proof of handle from an accredited checklist of sources.
But it completely has been branded ‘nonsense’ by some offended locals whose makes an are trying to vote were rejected along side seventy six-year-old Peter White who might perhaps perhaps well no longer vote in Bromley for the main time since 1957 despite brilliant the volunteers at the region.
The conception, same to a machine within the US, has divided thought with some supporting it as a system to quit election fraud and others claiming this can disenfranchise inclined of us along side older voters.
The Grenfell Tower fire cast a long shadow over the elections in Westminster as a marketing campaign community for victims beamed its logo onto Kensington metropolis hall
Theresa Might perhaps perhaps moreover (pictured walking to vote this morning) is braced for devastating losses within the native elections tonight as counting begins in extra than Four,000 contests all the strategy in which via England.
Labour will be looking out at carefully to learn about if the anti-Semitism scandal that has engulfed Jeremy Corbyn’s (pictured at his polling region this morning) management hits its toughen at the polls
London is the essential battleground tonight after most up-to-date polls pointed in direction of a immense swing to Labour.
Mr Corbyn’s occasion will be hoping to desire inspire a watch on of Tower Hamlets and Barnet and perhaps even the flagship Conservative councils of Wandsworth and Westminster.
But upsets are also that chances are high you’ll perhaps well be in a predicament to imagine all the strategy in which via the country, with Labour also hopeful of taking energy in metropolis halls from Kirklees and Calderdale in Yorkshire and Trafford in Greater Manchester to Plymouth and Swindon within the south.
The Tories will hope for positive aspects in areas fancy Sunderland which can perhaps well perhaps be strongly noble Brexit.
Mr Corbyn had a smile on his face as he went to the polling booth in Islington this morning amid predictions his occasion is determined for a serious boost.
But Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson did no longer learn about too panicked as he cast his vote at a polling region in Westminster right this moment time.
Polls closed at 10pm and votes cast in elections to 100 fifty English councils will be counted within the arriving hours with the main results attributable to be declared quickly after heart of the night (pictured are the main pollboxes being opened in Sunderland)
Council group in Sunderland bought the count off to its worn fleet open, passing pollboxes into the counting centre by relay
Ends within the north east are expected to be amongst the main declared as boxes are in reality lag to the counting tables (pictured tonight in Sunderland
More than 22 million of us were eligible to vote in right this moment time’s elections, which can perhaps well perhaps be being counted in a single day in 100 fifty council areas tonight (pictured is the Sunderland count)
Speaking out of doors his polling region, Mr Corbyn accused the Conservatives of killing children with ‘heartless’ austerity policies right this moment time as he ramped up the rhetoric for the native elections.
The Labour chief acknowledged the govt.s policies had ‘nearly completely’ elevated the loss of life rate and cramped one mortality.
The intervention comes amid indicators the anti-Semitism crisis that has been wracking the occasion might perhaps perhaps well restrict its positive aspects within the English council polls.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell also risked a backlash right this moment time by suggesting Labour authorities might perhaps perhaps well assemble bigger council tax – announcing he believes voters are willing to pay extra.
Senior Labour figures delight in been attempting to chop expectations, having beforehand boasted they were on plan to desire Tory strongholds in London fancy Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet.
Mr White, seventy six, of Bromley, acknowledged he became ‘jumpy’ to be became away at the polls because he did no longer delight in his bank card or passport on him.
He told the Independent: ‘I will’t vote even supposing the of us know me right here and I in actuality delight in been a candidate for the Liberals sooner than. Even after all that they nonetheless gained’t let me vote.
‘Desirous about they know me, the percentages of other of us coming all of the strategy in which down to vote are going to be even much less. That is a nonsense scheme.’
The ID trials inflicting controversy right this moment time were brought in by the Cupboard Location of enterprise after reports of alleged electoral fraud via voter impersonation extra than doubled between 2014 and 2016, in step with the Electoral Commission.
The actual produce of ID varies from council to council, with some requiring a bid ID and others proof of handle.
As an illustration, Watford and Swindon required voters to lift their polling cards with them to cast their ballots, whereas it’s miles rarely any longer obligatory in same old.
In comparatively about a areas Woking polling booths are accepting bus passes as photo ID, but Swindon Borough Council are no longer treating them as acceptable documentation.
The hardest restrictions seem like in Bromley in south east London were voters must lift both photo ID corresponding to a passport or utilizing licence OR two documents along side marriage or birth certificates, bank statements or utility bills, without a no longer as much as one containing proof of handle.
Peter White, seventy six, pictured, acknowledged he became ‘jumpy’ to be became away from the polling booth at Bromley because he did no longer delight in the right ID with the native council one of 5 all the strategy in which via England to trial a unique scheme attempting to curb voter fraud
But controversial ID trials being piloted all the strategy in which via the country delight in been slammed with some claiming voters delight in been became away for no longer having the upright documents
One man in Swindon acknowledged an eighty-year-old girl became ‘fuming’ after being became away for no longer having ID along with her
But some acknowledged voter ID labored properly in Gosport (pictured) and others puzzled why anybody would object to the pains
It sees the UK observe within the footsteps of the US, where 33 states delight in equipped some from of ID requirement with Indiana the main to construct in power a strict photo ID guidelines in 2006.
But critics within the UK explain there might perhaps be rarely any evidence to lift such guidelines to Britain.
Darren Hughes, Chief Govt of the Electoral Reform Society, acknowledged: ‘The government has no evidence to toughen its wanted voter ID plans. That’s extra determined than ever when they push highly deceptive statistics – ones which delight in now been denounced by the noble statistics body. It is upright that ministers are being held to memoir over these trials’ dodgy foundations.
‘Ministers are grasping at straws, and their draconian push to assemble extraordinary voters screen their papers sooner than the exercise of their upright to vote now appears to be like determined. The government must quit attempting to trick voters and come in dapper.
‘Supreme year there were upright 28 allegations of ‘personation’ in polling stations – the style of fraud voter ID seeks to handle – out of nearly Forty five million votes cast.
‘That makes this coverage a sledgehammer to crack a nut – particularly when our respected excellent machine is extra than geared as much as dwelling the command.
‘That is the most fresh impress that these trials are in sorrowful health conception-out, and expand necessary considerations for our democracy. These poorly researched trials must no longer be a ‘fait accompli’ to interpret a national roll-out of voter ID.’
Angela Wilkins, chief of the Labour community in Bromley, acknowledged 5 of us delight in been unable to vote at polling stations as a results of the pilot and that the scheme is also inflicting long delays.
She tweeted: ‘Appropriate been spherical the C Palace polling stations. 5 of us no longer in a predicament to vote attributable to £voterID pilot and a lot of other walked away which ability that of queues @CatSmithMP @labour4bromley. So why are we doing this .@LBBromley ?’
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