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While the overriding national media narrative following Thursday’s elections is of a reignited Labour civil war and triumph for Boris Johnson, it could be that this set of elections’ biggest long-term impact is on the position of mayor. Beyond the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election, the polls’ theme of Tory triumph is surely best expressed through two Conservative mayoral victories. Ben Houchen won the Tees Valley CA election by a whisker in 2017 but a country mile this time around. His 73% of the vote is greater than the Conservatives’ share in their safest parliamentary seat – a...

Labour bags 10 of 13 mayoral elections across England Top Story May 10, 2021 LONDON: Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 10 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England. The Tories have won two of the contests so far, and West Yorkshire, which will be electing a mayor for the first time this year, was yet to return a result. Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term. H...

Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 10 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England. The Tories have won two of the contests so far, and West Yorkshire, which will be electing a mayor for the first time this year, is yet to return a result. Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term. Labour’s Sadiq Khan is hugged by one of his daughters (Victoria Jones/PA) His battle wi...