Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Despite losses in Suffolk, Havering and Hampshire, Badenoch said the party had achieved ‘great results’. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA View image in fullscreen Despite losses in Suffolk, Havering and Hampshire, Badenoch said the party had achieved ‘great results’. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Badenoch claims Tories ‘coming back’ despite widespread losses in local electionsParty leader’s statement came after the Conservatives won back Westminster council in London
Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Kemi Badenoch has claimed that the Conservatives are “coming back” after winning back Westminster council from Labour in London, despite her party suffering significant losses throughout England in Thursday’s elections. The party also saw off a threat from Reform UK in Bexley. But the Tories suffered a series of losses in Essex, where Badenoch herself is an MP, losing 41 seats while Reform gained 52. They held on to Harlow, securing all 11 district council seats available.
Published: May 8, 2026 5:05 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original