there's little good news
for prime minister rishi sunak.
at a by election in blackpool south,
his party suffered its third largest
swing to the opposition labour party
since the second world war.
at a local council level
the results are no better.
the conservatives have lost half
of the seats announced so far.
experts say, they could be on track
to lose a staggering 500 councillors
a staggering 500 councillors,
one of the worst performances
at the polls in four decades.
here's our political
editor, chris mason.
cheering.
northallerton in north
yorkshire this afternoon.
the prime minister lives a few miles
away, and look who's turned up
to rub his nose in it.
york and north yorkshire,
the wider county so often
rock—solid conservative,
has elected a labour mayor.
we've had really good results
across the country all day long,
but this is a very, very special
moment, david, to
become the mayor here.
and thank you to the team
for all the fantastic work
that they have done.