Local elections: what's changed in your area?

The counts across the West Midlands have been pouring in.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 5th May 2023
Last updated 5th May 2023

The counts have been pouring in overnight. Here is what it looks like so far across the West Midlands.

  • Solihull - Conservative
  • Telford and Wrekin - Labour

Black Country

  • Walsall - Conservative
  • Sandwell - Labour
  • Dudley - Conservative

Warwickshire

  • Coventry - Labour
  • Rugby - pending
  • Warwick - pending
  • North Warwickshire - pending
  • Stratford-Upon-Avon - Lib Dems

Worcestershire

  • Bromsgrove - pending
  • Redditch - Conservative
  • Worcester - no party majority
  • Wychavon - pending
  • Malvern Hills - pending
  • Wyre Forest - pending

Herefordshire

  • Herefordshire - pending

What is happening across the wider picture?

Elsewhere in England, the Conservative party has suffered widespread loss in Rishi Sunak's first electoral test as prime minister.

They have lost control of eight councils, including Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent, and Medway.

Labour claimed the results could mean Sir Keir Starmer will be the next man in Downing Street.

Mr Sunak insisted it was "hard to draw firm conclusions" from the initial results after speaking to staff at Conservative Campaign Headquarters in central London this morning.

He told broadcasters he was "not detecting any massive groundswell of movement towards the Labour Party or excitement for its agenda" despite the Opposition gains.

"It's always disappointing to lose hardworking Conservative councillors, they're friends, they're colleagues, and I'm so grateful to them for everything they've done," he added.

We will bring you the latest results as we get them.

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