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Tories Set To Lose 550 Seats In Local Election: Telegraph

UK

The Conservatives are set to lose almost 550 seats in the local elections, the Telegraph reports citing survey results. Such dismal showing would represent the worst performance since Labour's defeat in the 90s.

  • "Labour will hold 3,500 council seats, a gain of more than 800, whilest 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 are also expected to lose their flagship councils of Wandsworth and Westminster as the government is coming under criticism over its handling of the cost of living crisis as well as the "partygate" scandal.
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