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Friday, 3 May 2019

Tories lose over a THOUSAND seats in worst local election meltdown for 24 years: Furious Brexit backlash sees party get 'slap in the face' from voters (but Theresa avoids fallout by going to Scotland and Wales... where there were no polls)

[Daily Bullshit Mail]: Theresa May has led the Conservative Party to a humiliating 1,300-seat loss in local elections - its worst performance in a quarter of a century - after furious voters punished her and the party for its Brexit failures at the ballot box.

The party's drubbing meant it has surpassed its worst case predictions to put in its worst performance since John Major led it to a loss of more than 2,000 seats when faced by Tony Blair's Labour in 1994.

Votes took place in 248 English councils and 11 Northern Ireland authorities amid a backdrop of Brexit anger. The Tories held on to 93 councils, while Labour now have control of 60; the Lib Dems have 18, and the number of councils with no overall control or other parties in charge rose to 77 - an increase of 43.

The Conservative Party now hold 3,559 seats - a loss of 1,335 - followed by Labour on 2,020, and the Liberal Democrats won an additional 704 seats, giving them 1,351.

Ukip were left with just 31 seats - a loss of 145. The number of independent Councillors and those belonging to other parties increased by 862....read more>>>...