Local Elections

May vote is barometer of what the electorate is thinking after a turbulent year

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