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Boris Johnson should be very worried about what 2022 local council results mean for the next general election

The Conservatives ended up with a net loss of 487 seats in the May 5 local elections. Labour gained 108 and the Liberal Democrats 223.

The Conversation

‘I am not a Nazi’: Liberal Democrats candidate ‘deeply regrets’ white supremacist Facebook posts

Anthony Bull cited the works of US terrorist David Lane and wrote ‘victory’ over Indigenous Australians should be celebrated

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson sighed in relief – then the message from UK local elections took hold

The Liberal Democrats and Labour enjoyed a surge in the polls that raised constitutional issues as well as weakening the PM

The Guardian - UK

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What do the results of the elections mean?

Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives.

The Independent UK

In Scotland, the SNP still reign supreme – but the Conservatives have fallen from grace

At the ballot box voters ‘boaked’ at voting Tory, serving huge wins to Labour, which is now Scotland’s second party

The Guardian - UK

Johnson accused of putting off voters as Tories down hundreds of council seats

Labour celebrated gains but their joy was overshadowed by the announcement of a police probe into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Election 2022: SNP remains largest party as Tory losses spark Lib Dem revival

The Conservatives have moved into last place in the council as the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour all made gains with the SNP returning the same number of councillors as 2017.

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Grassroots anger at Boris Johnson as Tories suffer ‘tough night’ at the polls

The PM said he would not be deflected as Labour and the Liberal Democrats make gains at the Conservatives’ expense

Evening Standard

Fresh calls for PM to quit as Tories lose hundreds of seats in local elections

Boris Johnson saw his party surrender control of Westminster, Barnet and Wandsworth councils in London. Tories also lost West Oxfordshire. Keir Starmer said the vote was a 'turning point' for Labour

Daily Mirror

Labour dominate in Gateshead local elections losing just one seat to the Liberal Democrats

Despite hopes for the Green party in this year's local elections they failed to win a seat

Chronicle Live

Grassroots anger at Johnson as Tories suffer ‘tough night’ at the polls

The PM said he would not be deflected as Labour and the Liberal Democrats make gains at the Conservatives’ expense.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson would LOSE Commons majority if local results replicated at general election

Analysis of the local election results suggested the Tories would be 48 seats short of an overall majority - and nearly 90 seats down on their 2019 performance

Daily Mirror

Labour opens up biggest lead over Tories in decade, says top polling expert

Labour has opened up the biggest lead over the Tories in any local elections for a decade, according to a top polling expert.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2022 results: What's happening now in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Conservatives pay the price of partygate at the polls

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The Independent UK

Local elections 2022: Timetable of key results and events

Counting of votes takes place overnight on Thursday and during Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Parties manage expectations as voting in local elections begins

Results will be seen as test of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at likely mid-point of current UK government

The Independent UK

Voters head to the polls across the UK to elect new local leaders

Thousands of council seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland will elect Assembly members.

Chronicle Live

Sunderland local elections: All you need to know ahead of Thursday's city council elections

Labour will be hoping to keep control of the city council, while the Tories will hope to make gains

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The Independent UK

Local elections 2022: When will results be announced?

Counting of votes takes place overnight and during the next day

Daily Record

SNP maintain top spot in polls as Scottish Labour look set for second ahead of Tories

The Savanta ComRes poll put Anas Sarwar's party ahead of Douglas Ross's Tories in both constituency and list votes for the Scottish Parliament.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester local elections 2022: In-depth analysis of every borough... including an 'all out' race, our political hot potato and a controversial new battleground

Boris Johnson will be tested at the ballot box for the first time since the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Guardian - UK

Raw sewage ‘pumped into English bathing waters 25,000 times in 2021’

Liberal Democrats condemn ‘environment scandal’ as party releases figures compiled from Environment Agency data

The Independent UK

Swimming spots hit by 160,000 hours of sewage dumps

Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies’ profits to clean up coastlines, rivers and lakes

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