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Local elections 2022: Eight key battlegrounds – and what the results might tell us

Thursday’s voting is ostenciably about potholes and bin services but could these key council areas indicate the direction of a future general election – and the fate of Boris Johnson?

The Independent UK

Tories braced for London defeats as Labour loses Hull to Lib Dems

Votes are being counted following Thursday’s local elections, with Boris Johnson’s party expecting a tough night.

The Independent UK

Tories braced for loss of key councils in blow to Johnson

Votes are being counted in some parts of England, with some key London boroughs looking grim for the Conservatives.

The Independent UK

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Local elections 2022: Tories lose hundreds of seats to Labour and Lib Dems – as it happened

PM insists ‘mixed’ results also included some ‘remarkable gains’ for Conservatives; Labour, Lib Dems and Greens celebrate key wins

The Guardian - UK

Polls close in crunch elections around UK

Votes have been cast for councils in Scotland, Wales and large parts of England, while Northern Ireland is electing its assembly.

The Independent UK

Call to ban booze adverts and raise minimum unit price in Scotland

MINISTERS are being urged to do everything they can to restrict alcohol advertising despite key powers being reserved to Westminster.

The National (Scotland)

Tories face test on cost of living and Partygate as people vote across the UK – as it happened

Latest updates: elections take place in many areas across the UK with polling stations open from 7am to 10pm BST

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Voters head to polls in local elections as Tories brace for big losses

Conservatives fear they will be punished for the Partygate saga while Keir Starmer's Labour aims to pick up support

Daily Mirror

Voters head to the polls across the UK to elect new local leaders

Thousands of council seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland will elect Assembly members.

The Independent UK

Westminster has ‘demeaning’ attitude towards women, says former minister

Caroline Nokes is among senior Tories calling for an all-women shortlist in the by-election to replace Neil Parish

Evening Standard

Local elections 2022: When to expect the results

Results will begin trickling in from the early hours of Friday morning

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hit by grassroots Tory revolt over Partygate as voters go to the polls

Leadership ‘conversations’ will resume as soon as the results are in on Friday, prime minister warned

The Independent UK

I was told my body parts got me the job, female former minister says

Caroline Nokes slates ‘deliberate belittling and demeaning of women MPs’

The Independent UK

Abortion services in Northern Ireland almost nonexistent despite legalisation

Stormont has failed to fully put into effect 2019 law passed by Westminster leaving women with ‘deplorable options’

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The Conversation

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

The Guardian - UK

Election leaflets distance ‘Local Conservatives’ from Boris Johnson

Tory candidates ask voters not to punish them for ‘mistakes’ in Westminster in wake of Partygate

Daily Mirror

Chelsea 27 days away from potential Premier League expulsion as sale thrown into doubt

The clock is ticking on sale to be completed with fresh concerns around the process in Westminster and questions over Russian billionaire's view of whether £1.6bn debt should be repaid

The Independent UK

‘Don’t punish us’: Tory candidates brand themselves ‘local Conservatives’ to escape Partygate

‘This Thursday, please don’t punish local Conservatives for the mistakes made in Westminster – we are local and proud of where we live’

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The National (Scotland)

Nick Robinson in impartiality row with Tory minister in radio ding-dong

NICK Robinson has told a Tory minister he’ll take no “lectures” from him on impartiality during a heated debate about Westminster scandals.

The Independent UK

Local elections 2022: Eight key battlegrounds – and what the results might tell us

Thursday’s voting is ostenciably about potholes and bin services but could these key council areas indicate the direction of a future general election – and the fate of Boris Johnson?

Leeds Live

Campaigning in the most marginal ward in Leeds where no one knows if Labour or the Conservatives will win

At the last local election, Labour held onto their seat by just 12 votes

Daily Record

Getting degenerate MPs to change is wildly optimistic

The problem with reporting improper behaviour in any workplace which is institutionally discriminatory is that, too often, the victim is seen as the problem.

Daily Record

Scottish council elections campaign enters final day as leaders urge public to vote

Turnout at council elections in Scotland is usually much lower than Holyrood or Westminster contests but politicians are urging the public to make their voices heard.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

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