Reform has so far failed to win a single council seat – but may have inflicted more ‘devastation’ on Tories if it had fielded more candidates

Tory representation has imploded, but Labour’s gains have not been seismic. These charts show what this may signal for a general election

The proportion of those registered to vote who cast a ballot was down 1.5 percentage points on 2021

Tories rocked by worst results in 40 years... but PM pins survival hopes on Tees Valley victory and eyes West Midlands

With an estimated 25% vote share, Tory performance matches 1995 nadir reached under John Major

The results were announced this afternoon

Several independent candidates who campaigned explicitly in support of Palestinians saw gains

Wins in East Midlands, North East and North Yorkshire suggest Labour on course for general election victory

The winning Tory candidate in the Tees Valley mayor election claimed he “forgot” his blue rosette as he celebrated victory on Friday 3 May. Ben Houchen has denied “trying to pretend” he was not Conservative during his mayoral election campaig ...

Spread of Conservative losses leads former Tory minister to say there is ‘no such thing as a safe Tory seat any more’

Veteran Conservative MP tells residents 'things are beginning to get better' amid huge Labour poll lead (contains affiliate links)

Kelly Martin was been elected after his fellow Tory stood down

Emma Yates prevailed in a by-election that was closer than many predicted

Stéphanie Petit took 51 per cent of the vote, increasing the Conservative's share by two per cent since the 2022 local elections

Editorial: These were intensely domestic polls. But it was foreign affairs that caused Sir Keir Starmer trouble

On track to lose 500 council seats, Conservatives point to Labour’s failure to win control of Harlow council – by one seat

Labour’s David Skaith celebrated as he won the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election on Rishi Sunak's doorstep. The area contains the prime minister's own constituency of Richmond and was previously considered a Conservative stronghold. It c ...

On a calamitous day for the Tories, Ben Houchen’s victory may allow Rishi Sunak to cling on for now, says David Maddox

Voters want rid of the Tories, but will quickly demand solutions to Britain’s ills, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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