Local Elections

Tories lose string of former London strongholds to Labour

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Tories battered in London – but Labour fail to make widespread gains

London councils Wandsworth and Westminster might change hands to Labour in this week’s elections

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Controversial new voting laws threaten to undermine democracy

The current poll average puts its support at 24%, against the Democratic Unionist Party’s 19%

Tories are ‘haemorrhaging’ support in Red Wall of England and Wales, as Sinn Fein eyes Stormont

HS2 and planning reforms could swing Tory safe seat

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SNP majority will boost Sturgeon’s calls for second independence referendum

Vote is barometer of what the electorate is thinking after a turbulent year

Timing of the next vote could be key for Keir Starmer’s party

Voters have first chance to pass judgement on the government’s handling of Covid pandemic

Votes in the Midlands and Hartlepool will set tone in Keir Starmer’s first major test as Labour leader

Conservatives claim weeks of damaging leaks are not ‘cutting through’ to voters

Keir Starmer’s first electoral test comes amid possible ‘vaccine boost’ for Boris Johnson

Liberal Democrats are ‘the big winners’ as the two main parties lose seats

Conservatives braced for electoral ‘wipeout’ amid anger at Brexit impasse

A round up of the headlines from UK newspapers on 29 April

Mixed fortunes for all parties suggest a deeply divided nation

Vote comes as the two main parties face anti-Semitism and Windrush scandals

Human voters aren’t the only ones heading to the polls for today’s local elections

Key London councils could fall to Labour - and Tories fear a nationwide metropolitan meltdown

Theresa May receives much-needed boost as party prepares for London election wipeout

Ukip's collapse could have 'significant impact' on next month's ballot, giving Theresa May cause to feel confident

Initial results show Conservatives on course for victory, while Labour and Ukip sustain heavy losses

Labour loses out as SNP claims victory in Scotland, while Ukip wins its first seats in Welsh Assembly

Ukip now a national player, Lib Dems suffer rout – and other key lessons from yesterday's elections

'You have to go back to 1980s to find an opposition making so few gains,' says polling expert