The Labour party has made gains in London, while the Conservatives have had the best showing in the rest of England. Labour had won 44 councils (-1), the Conservatives 27 (no change) and the Lib Dems 3 (no change). The results mean Theresa May has emerged unscathed from her first major electoral test since the general election. Preliminary analysis suggests that outside London there was a swing from Labour to the Conservatives. In London the trend was different, but Labour failed to secure high-profile gains that some in the party had hoped for.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2018 05:34 UTC