The authority, known for its low taxes, was considered a 'definite loss' by Conservative insiders soon after the polls closed in Scotland, Wales and many parts of England at 22:00 on Thursday evening.
Trinity was seen as a key area that the party wanted to win as it was the Conservatives most marginal ward on the estimated new boundaries.In bad news for Boris Johnson, Wandsworth is just one area in London where Boris Johnson's government has battled to hold on to power in these local elections.
There were early positive signs for Labour as they made gains from the Conservatives in the West Hendon and Whetstone wards. However, the final results are not expected in Barnet until after dawn. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson told Sky News her party is 99% sure the Conservatives will lose control of West Oxfordshire - which includes David Cameron's former constituency of Witney.
Conservative leader of Carlisle City Council, John Mallinson, said the prime minister should be moved on after his party suffered a mass defeat in a local election.Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates says the LocalElections2022 willVoting has been taking place for councils in some parts of England, with more than 4,000 seats up for grabs, as well as across the whole of Scotland and Wales, each with more than 1,000 seats at stake.
They will also shed light on whether Sir Keir has been able to make ground amid the pressures facing the PM as a result of partygate as well as the cost of living crisis.
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