Tories ‘set to lose 550 seats’ in worst local election performance in a generation
The Conservatives are on track to lose nearly 550 seats in the local elections in the worst performance since Sir Tony Blair led Labour in the 1990s, a survey has predicted. Labour will hold 3,500 council seats – a gain of more than 800 – whilst the Tories will retain just under 980, a fall of 548, according to the survey of 1,749 adults in the 201 councils going to the polls on Thursday. The Tories could lose control of flagship councils Wandsworth and Westminster, as well as Barnet, Southampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Thurrock. The results could fuel further speculation over Mr Johnson’s leadership, although rebels plotting to oust him have targeted the publication of Sue Gray’s “partygate” report as the moment they could renew their push to force him from office.
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