Labour: Party 'braced for losses' in May's council elections
The challenge facing Labour's next leader has been laid bare by internal research suggesting the party is facing"one of its worst" results in recent history in May's local elections.
In a worst-case scenario, Labour risks losing 315 seats and control of historic strongholds such as Sheffield.Mr Corbyn's successor as Labour leader will be announced on 4 April, leaving them with barely a month to lead the party into its most significant electoral test since December's general election defeat.
The document examines three different scenarios, based on varying polling methods - and taking into account Labour's general election performance. In every scenario, Labour would lose control of Plymouth, Harlow in Essex, Amber Valley in Derbyshire and West Lancashire. In two scenarios Southampton would be lost and in the worst-case scenario, the bastion of Sheffield, held by Labour for most of the last 75 years, would also fall.
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