Thanasis Gavos, London
Losses of councilors for the ruling Conservative Party in local elections in England, Scotland and Wales rose to 486 (with only three of the 200 municipalities continuing to count).
The losses were attributed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the friction of the government and the impact of the pandemic. However, his party officials admitted that many voters expressed anger over the partygate and the involvement of the Prime Minister.
The Labor Party claimed historic victories in London, where it gained control of the boroughs of Westminster and Barnett by the Tories for the first time since their formation in the mid-1960s, and of Wattsworth, the “beloved town of Thatcher”, for the first time. times since 1978.
Labor also did well in Wales, but failed to make very significant gains in the rest of England and Scotland, mitigating the overall size of success to just 137 council seats won.
The initial positive impressions for the Labor Party were mitigated by the announcement of the police that they will investigate a possible violation of the lockdown rules by the party leader Sir Kir Starmer, in connection with a working meeting at the party’s offices in Durham last April.
However, Sir Kir described the victories in London as a “turning point” for his party.
The most satisfied with the result in the end are the Liberal Democrats, who increased their municipal councilors by at least 222. In England, in fact, their profits were almost four times those of Labor (191 versus 52 new councilors).
The Green Party also had a very good performance, with almost 80 seats won, almost doubling its power in the local government.
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