BREAKING: Tories lose more than 1,000 local council seats. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Labour takes control of Amber Valley council as Tories crash to defeat
The Tories lost 11 seats, eight of which were scooped up by the Lib Dems who are now the largest party on the council.It's official - the Conservative Party has lost around a third of the seats that it contested at these local elections. Labour's win came as a result of huge losses for the Green Party - who lost 13 seats - and the Conservatives, who lost 7 seats.Rishi Sunak will need a stiff drink tonight as his party loses more councils and nearly 1,000 seats so far.East Hampshire - the Tories have lost 13 seats to leave the council under no overall control - and Labour also lost one seat.
Councils to fall from the Conservatives to the Lib Dems include those in Nadhim Zahawi , Michael Gove and Theresa May’s constituencies.
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