That is not to say the main opposition Labour Party can claim victory; they too have endured a disappointing night. The real worry for the main parties is that if the U.K. does have to fight the European Elections on May 23, 2019 then the swing to independents or alternative parties may gather momentum. Do not forget that Nigel Farage’s new “Brexit Party”, did not contest the local elections. Still, if the Brexit Party runs in the northern constituencies that are Labour leaning but who also voted for Brexit, then Labour may haemorrhage votes as well. ...”The leaderships of both main parties, Conservative and Labour must wake up and deal in the reality of voters ire or they will surely suffer an even backlash against the main parties.

Source: Forbes May 03, 2019 11:37 UTC