There are crucial votes taking place for councils around the region as well as the Liverpool City Region Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner roles
We are live for the results of the local elections with key votes taking place across Merseyside and all over the country.
A strong showing from Reform, however, who have beat the Conservatives in a number of wards in the city so far.Ed Barnes has spoken to candidate Tom Spring, running in Netherton and Orrell. He said national issues were brought up on the doorstep.who ran in Netherton and Orrell.
Forecasts suggest the Tories could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending in England, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying the party expects to suffer “significant losses”. A total of 11 mayoral contests are also taking place, including for the London mayoralty between frontrunners, Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan and Tory challenger Susan Hall.
Daniel Kirk, 19, is the Tory candidate for Sudell ward. He is hoping to be a ‘fresh face’ in local politics. It is the second time he has stood in the seat.: “We’re not expecting to do well” and adds that she’ll feel “gutted” about Conservatives who lose their council seats. Says people do have concerns about the party nationally but tend to put them aside in locals…Jade Marsden is running as the Tory candidate to become your City Region Mayor.
A Number 10 spokeswoman said: “It is our intention for the new Veteran Card, which was rolled out in January, to be added to the official list.” “I felt like my time served was invalidated and I just thought to myself, ‘what was the point in that?’“I thought you could use it as an ID card. It’s like a driving licence, you can’t get any more official and it didn’t strike me one bit that it wouldn’t be validated.”New Sefton Council leader speaks out
“We will now begin to collect evidence from voters, electoral administrators, partner organisations, and campaigners to understand their experiences of the elections and identify any potential obstacles to participation.”Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey claimed lifelong Tories up and down Britain had been switching to his party.
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