Polls close in local elections with Tories expecting heavy losses

, in more than 2,600 seats across 107 English councils, are seen as a key test of whether the Conservative party is as unpopular with voters aslandslide at the general election – and to quash any potential rebellion from Tory plotters keen to oust him before it.Labour said it was hopeful of taking back the seat, which Benton won with a majority of 3,690 in 2019, but the race for second place could be problematic for Sunak if the Tories are outflanked on the right by the Reform party.

If either of them lose, some Tory insiders fear Sunak could face a confidence vote – just 52 Tory MPs need to feel despondent enough about the state of their party to trigger one. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, is expected to win a record third term in the capital after a bitterly fought contest with his Tory rival, Susan Hall, who has faced criticism for pushing the party to the right.the Conservatives could lose 500 council seats – about half of those the party is defending this time around – but Labour sources have said the figure is too ambitious.

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