Elections take place on 4 May in more than two thirds of English councils. Sky News election analysts explain what the key stories are, which councils to watch and how to work out who's won.
Tuesday 25 April 2023 01:38, UKIt's the biggest test of public opinion this side of the next general election and Labour's chance to prove it's on course to form the next government.
Both parties could take a hit from the Liberal Democrats and Greens but pay attention too to the number of Independent councillors re-elected. That could tell us much about people's enthusiasm for the two most likely contenders for power. Defending more than 3,000 seats when the national party is so unpopular means the possibilities for disaster are real.Instead of defending its heartlands, it has two goals: recover territory lost in 2019, and more ambitiously, recreate the conditions of the mid 1990s that helped Tony Blair's New Labour to success in Tory territories.The Tees Valley provides the best example for a Labour recovery in the so-called 'red wall'.
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