Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
, Street is expected to see off the challenge of his Labour rival Richard Parker when the result is announced on Saturday. Labour had high hopes of finally unseating Street, who was first elected to the role in 2017.
One told HuffPost UK: “I think many of our Kashmiri supporters have gone independent in Walsall and inner city Birmingham, and now that the election is first past the post, Andy will win.”
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