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the British were called on Thursday to renew, 2743 municipal councilor seats in 124 local assemblies, members of the assemblies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the mayors of London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford.
- what are the results registered by Labour?
At this stage, Friday morning, the results are partial. On this basis, the Labour appears to have limited the damage in England.
However, the Labour Party in Scotland recorded another defeat which confirms that the Scottish National Party (SNP, independence) supplanted by as an opponent to the dominant conservative politics of Westminster.
symbolic this extremely probable relegation of Labour in third place in Scotland, behind not only the SNP but, for the first time, the Conservatives, is a heavy blow to the left in this bastion of always. The Tories should thus replace Labour as the first opposition force in Scotland.
In Wales where it is dominant, Labour will continue to lead the local government but in this historical bastion of the left, party for the independence of the United Kingdom (UKIP, anti-European and xenophobic) moved up to third place with nearly 13% of the vote. For the first time, Nigel Farage’s party entered the Welsh Parliament with at least four seats.
- Are these results will lead to a questioning of Jeremy Corbyn?
“ the picture is certainly mixed” , admitted Tom Watson, the number two of the party at the BBC. The party “ should have much more progress.” “It is not so that he will regain power in 2020 [date of the next parliamentary] ” , mocked the Labour MP Jo Cox, however favorable to Mr Corbyn.
Usually, the opposition made a very good score in local elections, as was the case in 2012 under the leadership of Ed Miliband. This year, the multiple setbacks suffered by the government of David Cameron – Tory division on Europe, austerity budget challenged, doctors strike, resignation of the minister of social affairs – should have ensured him such a success
Now the Labour away triumph, merely to defend its achievements in England. “I think Jeremy [Corbyn] and its leadership must take responsibility for this bad night [electoral] for us” and “look how to get voters to listen again to what the Labour says,” added M me Cox.
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- the results in London they may be likely to overshadow everything else
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the votes for mayor of London has started only Friday morning. But the result in the capital might counterbalance the sense of failure if, as all polls and bookmakers predict, the Labour candidate, Sadiq Khan, defeated the Conservative Zac Goldsmith. May 5 would remain and not be remembered as the date of a Labour defeat.
- The results they will revive in Scotland the issue of a referendum on independence ?
within the SNP, the leader, Nicola Sturgeon, Premier of Edinburgh Parliament, claimed a “historic victory.” For the third time, the separatists win elections in this assembly created in 1998
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Their victory would be in a strong position to demand a referendum on independence, especially if the UK vote to leave the European Union June 23 contradicts the Scots vote.
But it is not a victory for the SNP since it should not be able, unlike the situation in 2011, alone controlling a majority and will have to count on the contribution of voices of smaller parties .
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