Local elections give no respite from a Brexit-induced stalematePoll leaves the main UK political parties with no reason to change trackTheresa May’s Tories are still in deep troubleLabour has its problems, but the Conservatives have lost the allure of competenceLocal disputes prove crucial in Tories’ Trafford downfallLand development plans that outraged residents propelled swing to LabourCharges of anti-Semitism halt Labour push in north LondonLabour councillors in Barnet blame leadership for election lossLabour’s disappointing England poll results put brakes on ‘momentum’Failure to win north London borough of Barnet dents party’s high expectationsLabour fails to make big gains in England local electionsSetback for Jeremy Corbyn as Conservatives hold on to key London boroughsMore from this SeriesUkip likens itself to the Black Death after council wipeoutAnti-EU party will become ‘dormant’ unless Brexit battle is neededLabour’s local election misfire shows limits of ground campaigningResults deal blow to Corbyn activists who were certain a red tide was sweeping LondonAnti-Semitism row looms over Labour’s local election hopesBarnet’s large Jewish community could hold key to ousting Tories in target London boroughGrenfell shadow loosens Tory grip on Kensington and ChelseaTragedy has turned affluent borough into target for old and new opponentsLib Dems target EU nationals in council electionsMore than 1m people who could not vote in Brexit poll eligible to cast ballotUkip contests local elections as questions swirl over its survivalParty that pushed Brexit digs in its heels in Swindon but is invisible in HartlepoolLabour eyeing historic victory in Tory flagship council WandsworthLow-tax borough targeted by opposition in May local elections
Local elections give no respite from a Brexit-induced stalematePoll leaves the main UK political parties with no reason to change trackTheresa May’s Tories are still in deep troubleLabour has its problems, but the Conservatives have lost the allure of competenceLocal disputes prove crucial in Tories’ Trafford downfallLand development plans that outraged residents propelled swing to LabourCharges of anti-Semitism halt Labour push in north LondonLabour councillors in Barnet blame leadership for election lossLabour’s disappointing England poll results put brakes on ‘momentum’Failure to win north London borough of Barnet dents party’s high expectationsLabour fails to make big gains in England local electionsSetback for Jeremy Corbyn as Conservatives hold on to key London boroughsMore from this SeriesUkip likens itself to the Black Death after council wipeoutAnti-EU party will become ‘dormant’ unless Brexit battle is neededLabour’s local election misfire shows limits of ground campaigningResults deal blow to Corbyn activists who were certain a red tide was sweeping LondonAnti-Semitism row looms over Labour’s local election hopesBarnet’s large Jewish community could hold key to ousting Tories in target London boroughGrenfell shadow loosens Tory grip on Kensington and ChelseaTragedy has turned affluent borough into target for old and new opponentsLib Dems target EU nationals in council electionsMore than 1m people who could not vote in Brexit poll eligible to cast ballotUkip contests local elections as questions swirl over its survivalParty that pushed Brexit digs in its heels in Swindon but is invisible in HartlepoolLabour eyeing historic victory in Tory flagship council WandsworthLow-tax borough targeted by opposition in May local elections
