The headline-grabbing results in the capital are forecast to see a swing toward the opposition Labour Party, reinvigorated under socialist Jeremy Corbyn and fighting a campaign focused on the effects of eight years of Conservative-led spending cuts. A Survation poll on Wednesday in London showed Labour 20 percentage points ahead of the Conservatives. May's party could lose control of some of the eight London boroughs it currently runs out of 32 in total. This would reflect both weariness over cutbacks that affect citizens' daily lives and broader issues like Brexit and the treatment of migrants. Results in other parts of the country where Brexit has been a dominating factor in recent years will also be closely watched.

Source: The Star May 03, 2018 02:48 UTC