The results of the British local council elections announced on May 8 local time showed that the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party maintained their respective traditional seat advantages in England, Wales and Scotland.
As of the evening of the 8th, the counting of votes for most electoral districts in England has ended.
The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Johnson has won more than 2,000 local seats in England, an increase of more than 200 seats from the last election; the opposition Labour Party has won more than 1,200 seats, a decrease of more than 200 seats from the last election.
The counting of votes for the Welsh parliamentary elections and the Scottish parliamentary elections was completed on the 8th.
The Labour Party won 30 seats in the Welsh Assembly, maintaining its majority position, and will continue to be in charge of the Welsh local government.
The Scottish National Party won 64 seats in the Scottish Parliament, only one seat away from the absolute majority of 65 seats. The leader of the party, Sturgeon, will remain the chief minister of the Scottish government.
Analysts said that this year's local elections are the first large-scale elections held since Britain’s formal “Brexit” and are a weather vane for testing British political conditions and judging public opinion changes.
(Produced by Wang Jiayi)
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