Local election results 2024: Mayoral results due after Labour notches up key wins – BBC News

Andy Munns
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Summary

  1. The results of mayoral elections in the West Midlands, London, Greater Manchester and other regions will be announced on Saturday
  2. On Friday Labour’s David Skaith became the new mayor for York and North Yorkshire, which includes PM Rishi Sunak’s constituency
  3. Ben Houchen’s win for the Conservatives in the Tees Valley mayoral race was a bright spot in what has been a bad set of results for the party so far
  4. Labour won councils in Redditch, Thurrock, Hartlepool, and Rushmoor in Hampshire – with the Conservatives losing four councils and more than 200 councillors
  5. Labour also won the Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Tories with a 26% swing
  6. Sir Keir Starmer said the result “sends a message” to Rishi Sunak, and called on the prime minister to “make way”

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