Boris Johnson’s Conservatives may face electoral drubbing amid Partygate and cost of living crisis. Follow latest news and reaction as counting begins
- Conservatives brace for losses as votes counted in local elections
Peter Kellner, the former president of YouGov, wrote a piece for the Guardian earlier this week looking at the key councils to watch in this year’s local elections.
He explained how strategists will focus on a handful of councils – including Wakefield, Wandsworth and Worthing – to gauge the depth of Boris Johnson’s woes, and the actual probability of a Keir Starmer victory.
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