Preliminary results show that the Conservatives are losing key local councils in London

The ballot paper was a test for Boris Johnson – and its results, for now, are against him. According to the first counts conducted on Friday 6 May, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost key local councils in London in the local elections.

Thus the Labor opposition won the local councils of Westminster in London, in the hands of the Conservatives since their inception in 1964, Barnet as well as Wandsworth, “Favorite tip” by Margaret Thatcher. on twitter, Gavin Barwell, former chief of staff to former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, contacted Theresa May “disastrous” Based on “Warning shot” Wandworth and Westminster loss. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (Labour). praised win over “Historical”.

Conservative Party Chairman Oliver Dowden tried to appease him by putting these things together ‘Difficult results’ In line with what can be expected of a midterm vote.

Labor also won in Southampton, south London. But outside the capital, Labor has made only limited gains so far, while the smaller parties, Lipdem and the Greens, are doing well.

Currently, the results are down just over a third of the 200 local councils. Counting of votes began in the morning in Scotland and Wales, as in Northern Ireland, where the 90 elected members of the Stormont local assembly are being renewed. The first results are expected on Friday afternoon, but vote counting in Northern Ireland’s complex system must continue on Saturday, and even beyond.

Northern Ireland is desired by the nationalists

The poll is of particular importance in Northern Ireland, where polls have given Sinn Féin the lead in the local assembly for the first time in the British province’s 100-year history. The victory of this ex-political fair of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army (IRA) would propell its vice president, Michelle O’Neill, to the position of head of the local government, which would be run jointly by nationalists and unionists under the oversight of the 1998 peace agreement.

Such a victory would also initiate a possible redefinition of the United Kingdom, as Sinn Fein advocates reunification with the Republic of Ireland. After the vote in Belfast on Thursday, the leader of the loyal main line, Jeffrey Donaldson, reiterated that his formation, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), would refuse to participate in a new executive position if the British government did not suspend the special status position. Brexit, which loyalists say is hurting relations with the rest of the UK.

“Party Gate”

Although this Thursday election has traditionally been characterized by very local issues and low turnout, it is also supposed to make it possible to gauge the extent of the damage done by the holiday scandal in Downing Street during periods of siege in British opinion. This long-term relationship, known as “Partygate”, earned Boris Johnson an award Punishable by a fine Mid-April, as did about fifty politicians and civil servants, including the Prime Minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.

Le Labour, principal parti d’opposition, espérait bien tirer profit de ses faiblesses, même si son chef, Keir Starmer, 59 ans, a lui-même été accusé d’avoir enfreint les règles sanitaires pour avoir a veetcé bicurés last year.

In power for twelve years, the Conservatives are also under fire for insufficient support for families stifled by inflation, which should peak this year at more than 10% according to the central bank. Some foreign aid, not insignificant, was provided, but nothing could offset the shock – especially to poor families. Rishi Sunak warned as early as March 19: “We cannot help everyone, because it is too expensive.”