‘Losing 600 seats would be a good night’ say Tories as they seek to avoid a Brexit election backlash
Daily MailTheresa May cast her vote in local elections today as her Tory party admitted that losing up to 600 seats would be a 'good night' for the party, which fears a massive Brexit backlash at the ballot box. Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip cast their votes at a polling station near their home in her Maidenhead constituency today More than 8,000 seats are being contested today, mostly in Shire counties like North Yorkshire, where the village hall in Shelton, near York, is being used as a polling station Some voters used the election as a way to get some exercise for their dogs with a brisk walk to and from the polling station Elections are taking place in 248 English councils outside London, and 11 local authority areas in Northern Ireland Millions are heading to the polls today for local elections which could see the Conservative party take a hammering across the country. All sorts of buildings are pressed into action as polling stations, including this church in Redcar, North Yorkshire Pubs are also being used as polling stations, including The Crown Inn in Birchington in Kent Theresa May was in Downing Street this morning as voting began across the country in local election that could see seen as a marker on her leadership Tory Party chairman and Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis was among those who voted in elections today Voters across the country are going to the polls today in local council elections that could see the Conservatives lose more than 800 seats. Pictured is a polling station is Saltburn By The Sea Many experts fear the Tories could experience their worst local election demise since 1995 when the party lost 2,000 seats In contrast Ukip, which has been hit by a slew of defections to the Brexit Party and controversy over its links with English Defence League co-founder Tommy Robinson, is contesting just 16 per cent of seats.