All but one mayoralty taken except Tees Valley, where the victor did not identify as a Conservative; all council targets taken by Labour except Harlow; the Lib Dems winning more council seats than the Conservatives; a clear win for Sadiq Khan in London despite attempts by Laura 'Tory' Kussenberg to call it for the Conservatives. Yet Andrew Mitchell was describing it as a 'mixed' set of results.
I have met Andy Street and he was an energetic focused individual who did a lot for the West Midlands. He disassociated himself from Sunak and he is quite right to warn that going hard right is not a winning formula for the Conservatives.
A nine per cent Labour lead over Conservatives does not mean a hung Parliament as there will not be a 24 per cent other vote in a general election, but clearly Labour has some work to do with former Muslim supporters.
The Lib Dems are threatening the blue wall and won Dorset but a breakdown of the Devon and Cornwall PCC results suggests that they are not making headway in their former strongholds there, indeed Labour is doing better.
Congratulations to Count Binface on getting more votes than a fascist in London. And why did the Conservatives run a head banger as a candidate when better alternatives were available?
On Thursday I kept an eye on the polling station opposite my partner's flat and the North Leamington elite were storming to the polls - although most voters seemed to be under 35 and over 60. Labour held the Clarendon ward in the by-electiion with 52 votes and failed by 216 to win the Warwickshire PCC.
This is a government on its last legs.
