(UK)Local elections 2019 results: Lib Dems make big gains as voters punish Tories and Labour - live

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/02/local-elections-2019-results-votes-counted-live-news

Local elections 2019 results: Lib Dems make big gains as voters punish Tories and Labour – live news

1m ago
05:48

Here’s the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg’s take on where she thinks are so far, with the caveat that there are still many hundreds of seats still to declare.


Laura Kuenssberg‏Verified account @bbclaurak · 4m4 minutes ago

1. Tories haven't had the kicking they were fearing YET
2. Neither have Labour had the kind of gains they might have expected as opposition to a chaotic minority govt YET
3. Both of them will be worried by seeming LibDem resurgence - but imposs to know if that will last

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Laura Kuenssberg‏Verified account @bbclaurak · 1m1 minute ago

4. Lib Dems, greens and independents big winners of the night at this point
5. Most notable trend at mo is that both the big parties suffering because of Brexit - so voters are protesting, but whether that is to get on with it, stop it, or just sort it somehow, we can't know yet





7m ago
05:42



It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Liberal Democrats are the big winners from tonight. There’s talk that they are being seen as the natural party of opposition as voters turn away from the Tories and Labour, in both leave and remain areas.
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