The key results from the 2018 local elections:
- The Tories win Barnet and hold Westminster and Wandsworth, despite predictions Labour could seize the two Tory strongholds
- Labour take control of Plymouth from the Tories
- The Lib Dems win Richmond and Kingston-upon-Thames, on a good night for Vince Cable
- Ukip’s falling vote share hands the Tories control in Basildon and Peterborough. The party is so far down 106 seats
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