Britain's Conservative Party endured big losses in early results from local elections being viewed as a test of support for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government as a national election approaches. The opposition Labour Party and Liberal Democrats made significant gains.
While the bulk of results were due later, the Conservatives acknowledged it had already been "a disappointing night" as ballots were counted from Thursday's voting.But Conservative chairman Greg Hands argued that it had "not been a resounding result for Labour." The left-of-center opposition party hopes the results will confirm its front-runner status for a general election that is due by the end of 2024.
While many contests turned on local issues such as potholes and garbage collection, voters appeared to punish the Conservatives for the turmoil that engulfed the party under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He resigned amid multiple scandals and was replaced by Liz Truss, whose rash tax-cutting plans spooked financial markets, hammered the value of the pound and roiled the wider British economy.
The Conservatives have been in power nationally since 2010, years that saw austerity following the world global banking crisis, Britain's divisive decision to leave the European Union, a global pandemic and a European war that has triggered the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. The results are not a complete snapshot of the U.K. There were no elections in London, Scotland or Wales, while Northern Ireland will vote May 18.
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