The British were voting on Thursday May 4 for local elections. Every year, in May, part of the local and municipal councils are renewed. The final results will not be known until Saturday morning, but it would already be a defeat for the Conservatives.
With our correspondent in London, Emeline Wine
Across England, the only nation voting this Thursday, May 4, the Conservatives have already lost more than 200 seats, and a dozen local councils, including strongholds like Windsor and Maidenhead, the constituency of the former Prime Minister. Theresa May.
A real setback for the head of government, Rishi Sunakin office for six months, who recognized the results “ disappointing “.
Labor claim victory
But then which winners for these local elections? The Labor Party, the main opposition force, claims victory, with gains in symbolic strongholds such as Stoke-on-Trent. Labor leader Keir Starmer believes this is a first step in the marathon to Downing Street. The next legislative elections will be held next year.
However, the first projections, based on the partial results, are more measured. Labor has not advanced as much as the Tories have retreated. And above all, the results are still too partial: more than half of the ballots remain to be counted.
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