like basildon.hat makes the massive difference to people's lives ona massive difference to people's lives on a day—to—day basis. and counsellors working hard. the labour council is withstanding cabin sold because... and john, i council is withstanding cabin sold because... andjohn, i have to council is withstanding cabin sold because... and john, i have to tell you... on sink as we had all the hide and... can you stop sending me down? —— shouting made. hide and... can you stop sending me down? -- shouting made. a very important taxpayer. she's about to labels. you are moving. there is about to leave a note to say thank you forjoining us. lovely to have you. thank so much. we will have a look at sundelin. there are important region in the northeast, and we will see a lot of affairs. richard moss is there. bring us up—to—date. richard moss is there. bring us up-to-date. it was hard for labour to get any more dominant here because even before the council was health care, labour and a ready counsel in t

further southin nuneaton and redditch, and further south in the old lair belt seats, swindon and basildon, again, not making the progress they should. and in london, they missed out on those tory targets. when you talk to team corbyn, they say it was a consolidation election. the difficulty is consolidation is the same as standing still, and standing still is not enough to get you from opposition into government. as for theresa may, she can break open the biscuits because she did better than she dared hope, in large pa rt better than she dared hope, in large part thanks to the collapse in ukip with most of that support going into her back pocket. for the lib dems, after the quagmire of the coalition yea rs, after the quagmire of the coalition years, they are clawing their way back, the odd green shoot to be found in richmond and maybe kingston. ukip, they were pretty

they also won basildon, peterborough and redditch. but they lost control of six councils. went to labour — kirklees in yorkshire and plymouth. but labour lost the leadership of derby and nuneaton which went to ‘no overall control‘. the liberal democrat leader vince cable said his party winning control of four councils from the tories, richmond—upon—thames, three rivers in hertfordshire, south cambridgeshire and kingston—upon—thames, marked the start of the party's fightback. but it was a near wipeout for ukip. they won on average just over 6% of the vote for the council seats that they fought — losing 123 councillors. on councillors, the tally a short time ago, looks like this — labour gained 59, conservatives lost 31, lib dems gained 75, and the greens up 8. the bbc analysis of the votes suggests that in a general election the two main parties would be neck and neck on a projected vote share of 35% each — with the liberal democrats on 16%. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. there had been a lot of tory nerves, but they held them, for the most part. congratulati

we've made progress in places like dudley and walsall, we've taken control of basildon and peterborough. and that's all the result of the really hard work of councillors, our activists, our supporters and our revitalised campaign machine. the liberal democrats have made progress in some areas, taking control of richmond—upon—thames. support for ukip collapses. we'll have the latest analysis from our correspondents across the country. also this lunchtime. an nhs england report into the deaths of people with learning disabilities highlights concerns about treatment. hawaii declares a state of emergency because of a volcanic eruption on its largest island. the former liverpool and england captain, steven gerrard's expected to be named the new manager of rangers football club. also in the sport on bbc news. not the ideal start for chris froome at the giro d'italia. he fell during practice, as he aims to win a third successive grand tour. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. labour has made some gains in local elections across england but overall it's been a disappointing nigh

they also hold of labour in swindon, they won basildon, peterborough, penetrating from the colla pseerborough, penetrating from the collapse of ukip just about everywhere a cross collapse of ukip just about everywhere across ukip. lib dems have been celebrating in richmond, where they took the council from conservatives. we richmond, where they took the councilfrom conservatives. we are also looking at kingston coming up later on. ukip, a story of almost total collapse, really. they have lost all but two of the councillors they won four years ago. their campaign promised this time to hold government to account over brexit and it doesn't seem to have done it trick. this time anyway. if you are just if you arejustjoining us on bbc two and the bbc news channel, why don't i bring you up—to—date with the numbers of councillors so far. we are the numbers of councillors so far. we a re pretty the numbers of councillors so far. we are pretty well into the process but there is a bit to come. these numbers will change quite vertically but this is where the order. 45 games in terms of seats to

they also won basildon, peterborough and redditch. but they lost control of six councils.ent to labour — kirklees in yorkshire and plymouth. but labour lost the leadership of derby and nuneaton which went to ‘no overall control‘. the liberal democrat leader vince cable said his party winning control of four councils from the tories — richmond—upon—thames, three rivers in hertfordshire, south cambridgeshire and kingston—upon—thames — marked the start of the party's fightback. but it was a near wipeout for ukip. they won on average just over 6% of the vote for the council seats that they fought — losing 123 councillors. on councillors, the tally a short time ago, looks like this — labour gained 59, conservatives lost 31, lib dems gained 75, and the greens up 8. the bbc analysis of the votes suggests that in a general election the two main parties would be neck and neck on a projected vote share of 35 per cent each — with the liberal democrats on 16. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. there had been a lot of tory nerves, but they held them, for the most part. here,

we have taken councils like basildon and peterborough. basildon and peterborough. all you do congratulations. congratulations. councillors do up and down the country for people they represent. country for people they represent. thank you and congratulations. well done. the prime minister in dudley thanking party workers. dudley thanking party workers. very nice children in the front. nice children in the front. marks for the stylish ribbon on the right. right. held them up, that is great and impromptu. impromptu. are you saying it is rent a crowd? all the parties do it. dominick's reading of the brexit process. process. in the detail is absolutely not true. true. resolved and after two years it is still not resolved. still not resolved. deliver on the free trade policy to boost exports abroad. boost exports abroad. and make sure we avoid the hard border. we avoid the hard border. ministers finding it difficult to settle on and agreed approach? settle on and agreed approach? technical, it is about recognising the complications of it. the complications of it. technol

they gained control of barnet, as well as peterborough, basildon and redditch, but lost control of trafford council. labour won plymouth and kirklees in west yorkshire but lost control of derby and nuneaton. the lib dems won richmond—upon—thames, kingston—upon—thames, three rivers in hertfordshire and south cambridgeshire, with the leader vince cable saying his party was "on the way back." on councillors, the tally a short time ago, looks like this, labour gained 59, conservatives lost 21, lib dems gained 68, the greens 5, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. now last night's results would mean in a general election, that the conservatives and labour would be neck—and—neck on 35%, the lib dems on 16% and the rest on 14%. with her analysis of the night, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. her report contains some flashing images. there had been a lot of torino ‘s, but they held them for the most part. congratulations, counsellor. here, ina part. congratulations, counsellor. here, in a famous tory council, wandsworth, they clung on. but only just. they thought they could take control

and taking councils like basildon and barnet we re councils like basildon and barnet were labour seemsemitism i’ow fatally damaged by the anti—semitism row and the failure ofjeremy corbyn to get a grip of the hard left in the labour party. would you have beenin the labour party. would you have been in this position without the colla pse been in this position without the collapse in the ukip vote? we need to look at it in the round and last night, we took a seat from the greens in my constituency and in oldham is —— from the labour democrats. the ukip vote has gone back to the party from which those vote rs back to the party from which those voters originated, or whether it be the liberal democrats, the conservatives or the labour party. we cannot completely pin it on that and certainly, we have made gains across the country from the labour party. in my area, we made seven gains from the labour party. we are going to be talking in a moment to the labour group leader in barnet, but i want to ask you about the result there, the conservatives only had one seat majority. this, in theory, s

swindon the state blue, they took basildon, peterborough.s leaving ukip —— deserting ukip in droves. but the lib dems burst out of their lethargic. taking from the tories. the only party promising a public vote on the brexit deal turned pockets like tori richmond the yellow. we are reasserting ourselves. it is a major national force. that's a lot of hard work and effort and i want to thank all of you for what you have achieved. but some of that success was down to happy greens working alongside. they gained a sprinting of seats themselves. it succeeded -- exceeded oui’ themselves. it succeeded -- exceeded our expectations. they defended all the seats being detected by the bigger parties. this place had gotten used to term almost every time of voters went to the polls. but this time around, the public‘s jost something like the status quo. labour edging jost something like the status quo. labouredging upa jost something like the status quo. labour edging up a little, the tories slipping slightly. but that does not mean nothing has changed. per

places like basildon and peterborough booth in the east of england. because he didn't go backwards. the lack of change is not very positive for labour. jeremy corbyn ‘s supporters happen putting a brave face on it and jeremy corbyn saint bees were solid results that provided a good platform for the general election but the people here, they would describe themselves as being on the moderate wing of the labour party. i thinkjeremy corbyn's supporters, momentum, were described as being on the right of the labour party. they are absolutely saying labour should have done better and really putting that claim for that at the feet ofjeremy corbyn and labour's move to the left. what the key speaker alistair campbell said. we're kidding ourselves if we think these election results are good. not living in denial of real question that the public are asking, real problem is that it was face up to them. so it is not to undermine jeremy corbyn say that out there in the real world people are asking the question whether he can be prime minister. they are asking wheth

they took basildon, peterborough.ing up the most from voters deserting ukip in their droves. but the lib dems burst out of their lethargy, taking from the tories. the only party promising a public vote on the brexit deal turned pockets, like tory richmond, yellow. whether it's against labour or conservatives, in brexit or remain country, we're reasserting ourselves as a major national force, down to a lot of hard work and effort, and just i want to thank all of you for i want to thank all of you for what you've achieved. but some of that success was down to happy greens working alongside. they gained a sprinkling of seats themselves. we're feeling incredibly positive, it has exceeded expectations, we have broken through onto five new councils, we have defended seats that were being attacked by the bigger parties. this place had almost got used to turmoil, every time voters went to the polls, but this time around, the public has chosen something like the status quo. labour edging up a little, the tories slipping slight

basildon, we have increased the share of the vote in swindon. are making gains. derby, amber valley where labour should have been showing progress, as you sat down and named a few, there are equally if not more where you have fallen back. what about trafford ? you have fallen back. what about trafford? tory trafford has fallen. the last time they lost it was when tony blair was the leader. trafford was a good result for you. you have been round labour circle, you know yourself as part of ed miliband's tea m yourself as part of ed miliband's team to be looking convincingly as a party who are on the march, banging on the door of number ten as you claimed you were after the general election, you are not seeing the kinds of advances that would mean you are in that kind of position. well, despite what i like to think of as having a youth. demeanour, i have been round for a long type. what my years of experience are telling me we are winning seats and council seats and increasing the share of the labour vote significantly in the sort of constituencies

in dudley, in wa lsa ll, impressive gains in dudley, in walsall, taking control of peterborough, basildonreasing defence spending. the defence team are working hard to make sure we have got, as we always have, the most fantastic defence systems and armed forces in the world. we‘ll be working closely with the team in plymouth to make sure we do all the work we need to do to give a good conservative council again. across the country, i felt people have focused on local issues, making sure the things that matter do us other day. our bins collected, car parking, schools, potholes, they are being dealt with the way good conservative councils do. even with windrush, its not often on the doorsteps but where it has we‘ve had people making the point that, yes, we obviously are very clear that these are british people. we want to do the right thing and make sure we get that sorted out and the focus and determination of the prime minister doing that is something people have recognised. we spoke to laura kuenssberg this morning and one of the points she made, and i think any people are feeling this t