'It's disappointing to see good councillors lost their seats.' Sir Bob Neill MP on the local election results in London, where the Conservatives lost several significant councils. politicslondon |
Formerly a Conservative stronghold, the seat became a marginal in 2018 following a 4.1% swing to Labour.have all been represented by Labour MPs since 2019, when Fleur Anderson took Putney from the Conservatives.A Labour Party source described Wandsworth as the "Tories' jewel in the crown".
"People have formed their own views on this government, so I am afraid it is time for change at the top as well."Labour celebrate winning Wandsworth Council for the first time in nearly 50 years Barnet Council in north London, which had been taken by the Conservatives in all but two elections since 1964, was Labour's other big win in the capital.
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