Local Elections: Main Parties Hit By Brexit Backlash In Polls

[naomi24]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48142181

Is anyone surprised?

[naomi24]

Oh, does he? I don't listen to that. Thanks Jim.

[jim360]

Breaking: election results prove that everybody was right all along and that they just need to deliver the exact same message but louder next time.

[Khandro]

Alvaston (Derby) result:

UKIP: 56.4% (+27.6)
Lab: 26.5% (-14.3)
Con: 11.5% (-10.7)
LDem: 5.6% (-0.5)

UKIP GAIN from Lab.

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4:36 AM - May 3, 2019

[jim360]

Shame about the net loss of 54 so far for UKIP, though...

[jno]

Lib Dems have been fine at local level, even if Clegg didn't handle power at national level as well as he might have.

[Prudie]

I'm not surprised at all but think it needs to be taken in context. I didn't vote at all how I would in a general election because I was voting on local issues although that may be the minority reason - I can understand many just wanted to send a message but not sure that the swings would be reflected were it MPs we were voting for.

[Khandro]

jim //Shame about the net loss of 54 so far for UKIP, though.//

The Telegraph reports results, updated at 11:45;

Losses;

Ukip -5
Labour -58
Conservative -426

[jno]

11:45 on which day was that, Khandro?

[ToraToraTora]

The Limp dums should be prosecuted under the trades description act!

[jim360]

I guess Khandro works on GMT+1 to be fair. Still, I can't see telegraph results but BBC reported -54 for UKIP rather than -5.

[jim360]

Although the Guardian has it as -8...

It does add "Note: change is calculated from the dissolution of the council, other providers compare results to the previous election." So perhaps that's the source of the discrepancy, ie perhaps various UKIP-elected councillors defected since the 2015 election?

[Khandro]

Telegraph update at 12:27 CET

UKIP now -8
Others, no change

[jno]

ah yes, I was forgetting Khandro lives in the Mitteleurop time warp!

[Khandro]

Too true jno, they still burn witches in these parts. :0)

[maggiebee]

Not that anyone will be particularly interested but we had a by-election in Dundee yesterday (following the death of the standing councillor). The seat was taken by the SNPs which gives them an overall majority on the local Council.

[Khandro]

Ye Gods!
Update 14:55 CET
Losses;
Ukip -8
Labour -6
Conservative -541

[Khandro]

Labour -67

[Khandro]

Though the Express claims Labour are now -85

[jno]

the BBC latest (150 councils) has Ukip down 71, Labour 94, Tories 663; Greens up 114, Lib Dems 410, independents 308.

[Khandro]

jno; I find the BBC's figures for UKIP losses hard to accept as they only had 102 seats to start with;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom

I think you will find the Telegraph's figure closer to the mark