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Professor Curtice said the Tories looked on track to lose between 200 and 300 seats amid anger over sleaze and Partygate, but Labour were struggling in its former Red Wall seats.

UK PM Johnson loses control of London strongholds in local elections

Big gains for Labour, as Conservative hold over the capital shrinks.

The Labour party has won control of three flagship Conservative London boroughs in the local elections.

LONDON, May 6 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered losses elsewhere in local elections, early results on Friday showed, as opposition parties capitalised on the government’s recent problems. Johnson’s...

The Conservatives have lost control of three flagship London boroughs as Labour further strengthened its grip on the capital.

In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Labor party seized control of Conservative strongholds in London first time in decades, and suffered setbacks across England, early results showed.

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

After a campaign dominated by Partygate, the Tories lost strongholds of Wandsworth and Westminster - which they have held since 1978 and 1964 respectively.

Labour has shifted the balance of power in London by seizing control of three major councils from the Conservatives. Sir Keir Starmer's party ended years