Labour has won the by-election for Blackpool South and taken control of many councils that support Brexit on a successful night for the party.
Here’s all you need to know about the positions of the main parties as the count progresses.
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Tamara Cohen, the political correspondent for News, stated that “what is clear is that Labour is on the march” after a third of council results were announced on Friday.
Labour won the by-election in Blackpool South. Chris Webb, a candidate for Labour, will take over as the area’s new MP, replacing former Conservative member Scott Benton.
Though the outcome was not surprising, Sir Keir Starmer celebrated Labour’s 58.9% vote share as a victory.
