Labour wins mayoral elections in Liverpool and South Yorkshire, as Sadiq Khan starts to breathe a sigh of relief in London despite large turnouts in anti-Ulez Blade Runner hubs

Although declaration times whitethorn vary, these are times erstwhile results are expected to travel in:

Mayoral elections

London: Official clip to beryllium confirmed, but the representation should go wide astir 1.30pm

South Yorkshire: 2pm

West Midlands: 3pm

Yorkshire: 3.15pm

Greater Manchester: 4pm

Salford: 5pm

Council elections

Epping Forest: 12.30pm

North Tyneside: 3pm

Stroud: 4pm

Warrington: 4.30pm

Salford: 5pm

Labour's Oliver Coppard has been re-elected Mayor of Sheffield with astir 140,000 votes.

He archetypal won predetermination successful 2017 and volition present service his 2nd term.

Full results:

South Yorkshire mayor:

Con: 44,945

SDP: 20,835

Lab: 138,611

Green: 37,142

LD: 31,002

Sheffield metropolis council:

Con: 12,082

SDP: 6,443

Lab: 66,962

Green: 24,579

LD: 16,250

Sadiq Khan won 83,792 votes successful Greenwich and Lewisham, the 2nd London borough to state its mayoral vote, with Conservative Susan Hall connected 36,822 and Zoe Garbett of the Greens 3rd with 11,209.

That is simply a 4.5 per cent from Conservative to Labour.

Labour's Steve Rotheram has been elected arsenic the politician of Liverpool for the 3rd time.

Mr Rotheram was archetypal elected successful 2017, erstwhile the relation was archetypal created, and was re-elected contiguous arsenic expected.

The turnout was 23.7 per cent, with 272,721 votes formed retired of a imaginable 1,149,736.

Full results:

Liverpool City Region

Jade Marsden (Con) 27,708 (68%)

Steve Rotheram (Lab) 183,932 (10%)

Rob McAllister-Bell (LD) 21,366 (9.8%)

Tom Crone (Green) 26,417 (7.9%)

Ian Smith (Ind) 11,032 (4.1%)

The archetypal number has returned successful London successful Merton and Wandsworth.

There was a plaything of 5.1 per cent from Conservative to Labour.

Labour has 5 per cent much than the past election, portion the Tories person 5 per cent less.

Sadiq Khan received 84,725 votes, portion Susan Hall got 50, 097.

The Conservatives bash not merit to beryllium successful powerfulness 'for a infinitesimal longer', Labour person Sir Keir Starmer said successful a caller situation to Rishi Sunak pursuing his party's section predetermination defeats.

Speaking successful Mansfield connected Saturday greeting alongside the caller Labour politician of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, Labour person Sir Keir said: 'I deliberation the connection present is very, precise clear, and I deliberation crossed the East Midlands determination has been a sending of that connection to the Government, which is we are fed up with your division, with your chaos, with your failure.

'Fourteen years, and I americium sorry, I don't attraction which governmental enactment you support, if you permission your state successful a worse authorities past erstwhile you recovered it 14 years aboriginal you bash not merit to beryllium successful Government for a infinitesimal longer.'

Labour's Steve Rotheram is expected to beryllium re-elected arsenic the politician of Liverpool.

Mr Rotheram has had 2 presumption successful bureau already, since helium was archetypal elected successful 2017.

The turnout was 23.7 per cent, with 272,721 votes cast.

The question that remains is which campaigner volition travel second. Both the Greens and the Lib Dems are hopeful.

There are suggestions determination whitethorn beryllium upsets successful Stroud and Epping Forest.

Labour are expected to support their ample majorities successful North Tyneside, Salford and Warrington.

In Stroud, a Lid Dem/Green/independents conjugation controls the assembly astatine the moment.

Labour has been trying to unafraid much power up of the General Election arsenic it lone has 4 councillors determination currently.

Meanwhile, though the Tories person had a bulk successful Epping Forest for 17 years, since 2007, independents whitethorn beryllium doing amended than expected.

There has been beardown enactment for independents and aboriginal ward-level results bespeak that enactment whitethorn person transferred to seats connected the council.

The effect for Epping Forest is expected astatine 12.30pm and the declaration for Stroud astatine 4pm.

By happenstance, I ran into a person – a wealthy, life-long Labour protagonist and donor – successful the past fewer days.

In a little exchange, helium observed determination was overmuch to beryllium fixed for the adjacent government, successful peculiar wellness and nationalist services. Then came the stinger.

That could lone hap if Labour raised taxes. Never caput that revenues, astatine 37.9 per cent of nationalist output, are astatine grounds peacetime levels.

Now that Labour has reasserted its ballot-box superiority successful municipal polls and the South Blackpool by-election, it volition beryllium hard to flight an aggravated absorption connected what a Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves enactment volition bash successful power.

But it is what Reeves is not telling us, alternatively than nationalist pronouncements, which should alarm hard pressed voters.

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Sir Keir Starmer said helium remains assured Sadiq Khan tin triumph a 3rd word arsenic the Labour politician of London.

Speaking to reporters successful Mansfield, the Labour person said: 'Sadiq Khan was perfectly the close candidate. He has got 2 presumption of transportation down him and I americium assured that helium has got different word of transportation successful beforehand of him.

'But look, if you look crossed the country, I americium lasting present successful Mansfield successful the East Midlands wherever we person won a important triumph successful the mayoralty here, but that is the signifier crossed the country.

'We person been winning successful Blackpool successful a by-election with a 26 per cent swing, we person won successful York and North Yorkshire, existent bluish Tory territory, and present successful the East Midlands wherever determination are precise galore constituencies that substance hugely successful that wide election.

'All of this is done with a purpose. I privation a Labour Government to service our country.

'This is efficaciously the past halt connected the travel to the wide predetermination and I americium truly pleased to beryllium capable to amusement we are making progress, we person earned the spot and assurance of voters and we are making advancement towards that wide election.'

Sir Keir Starmer said his enactment with 'turn the leafage connected decline' arsenic helium acceptable retired his stall for the wide election.

In Mansfield, alongside the caller Labour politician of the East Midlands Claire Ward, the Labour leader, said: 'It present is upon america to present that alteration to each of those radical that enactment their religion successful america successful the ballot present successful the East Midlands and we volition bash truthful with a affirmative lawsuit for the country.'

He listed Labour's plans to 'pick up the NHS', marque definite the streets are safe, physique affordable homes, and supply unafraid jobs.

Sir Keir said: 'That falls to us, due to the fact that contiguous is the time that we observe the opening of the turning of the page, 1 of the past milestones present arsenic we spell into that wide election.'

He added: 'Let's crook the leafage connected diminution and usher successful nationalist renewal with Labour.'

The Conservatives nary longer merit to beryllium successful power, Sir Keir Starmer said, arsenic helium celebrated a Labour mayoral triumph successful the East Midlands.

Speaking successful Mansfield (pictured) Labour person Sir Keir said: 'I deliberation the connection present is very, precise clear, and I deliberation crossed the East Midlands determination has been a sending of that connection to the Government, which is we are fed up with your division, with your chaos, with your failure.

'Fourteen years, and I americium sorry, I don't attraction which governmental enactment you support, if you permission your state successful a worse authorities past erstwhile you recovered it 14 years aboriginal you bash not merit to beryllium successful Government for a infinitesimal longer.'

The turnout figures for the London Mayoral predetermination person revealed immense numbers person voted successful typically anti-Ulez areas.

The mean turnout crossed London was 40.5 per cent, with 2,495,621 radical of the 6,162,428 electorate going to the polls.

Labour worries of a daze decision volition lone beryllium worsened by the turnouts successful Greater London, wherever galore residents person been vehemently opposed to Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion.

In Bexley and Bromley the turnout was 48.38 per cent, portion successful Havering and Redbridge it was 42.98 per cent.

Croydon and Sutton had a 42.27 per cent turnout and Ealing and Hillingdon saw 42.98 per cent.

Ulez cameras person been sprayed, damaged and removed successful galore of the outer boroughs of London by anti-Ulez radical the Blade Runners (pictured).

Defiant Rishi Sunak insisted Tories person 'everything to combat for' contiguous arsenic hopes emergence that West Mids politician Andy Street tin clasp connected contempt section elections carnage.

Putting a brave look connected grim results, the PM admitted that voters are 'frustrated' but argued that Keir Starmer has not sealed the deal.

Mr Sunak is consenting Mr Street to articulation Tees Valley politician Ben Houchen successful securing a 3rd word this afternoon, with the result thought to beryllium connected a weapon edge.

Lord Houchen's occurrence has seemingly helped Mr Sunak quell a caller coup bid from rebels, astir of whom who person present conceded the person volition not alteration earlier the wide election.

The counts are successful afloat plaything for the London mayoral predetermination this morning.

It volition apt instrumentality a fewer hours earlier it becomes wide who the victor volition be.

It is believed that could beryllium astir 1.30pm, though an authoritative declaration volition astir apt beryllium aboriginal than that.

As Labour fears turn implicit an predetermination nonaccomplishment successful London, the bookies person been changing the likelihood for Sadiq Khan winning a grounds 3rd term.

Yesterday greeting Khan was 1/25, this greeting helium is down to 1/10.

Meanwhile, Conservative rival Susan Hall was an outsider astatine 19/1 yesterday but is present astatine conscionable 7/1.

If Khan wins this year, helium volition go the archetypal London politician to service 3 presumption successful office.

Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: 'While Sadiq Khan remains the steadfast favourite to triumph the London Mayoral Election, Betfair Exchange punters aren't wholly ruling Susan Hall retired and she remains a contender successful the market, suggesting determination could beryllium immoderate doubts creeping in.'

As crunch clip approaches for the London mayoral race, Labour worries are mounting implicit whether determination mightiness beryllium a daze nonaccomplishment successful the capital.

Labour has faced backlash among immoderate of its supporters for its stance connected the Israel-Hamas warfare and the ongoing concern successful Gaza.

The i's governmental analogous Eleanor Langford told BBC 5 Live: 'Three's a batch of anxiousness implicit the Mayoral contention successful London.

'[I'm] definite Sadiq Khan has been losing slumber implicit it.'

The section elections for this twelvemonth person proved to beryllium torrid for the Conservative enactment arsenic Labour person made hundreds of important gains successful cardinal predetermination battlegrounds.

Rishi Sunak suffered the indignity of seeing a Labour politician triumph successful his ain constituency.

The Prime Minister is braced for further symptom arsenic much results trickle successful implicit the play which could summation unit connected his enactment of the Conservative Party and the country.

Elections adept Professor Sir John Curtice said the Tories could beryllium connected people to suffer 500 councillors successful 'one of the worst, if not the worst' performances by the enactment successful 40 years.

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Sadiq Khan's bid for a 3rd word arsenic London politician is hanging successful the equilibrium contiguous arsenic insiders pass the predetermination is excessively adjacent to call.

Votes are acceptable to beryllium counted successful the superior with Labour connected precocious alert for Tory campaigner Susan Hall to propulsion disconnected a daze upset.

Polls successful the tally up to the ballot connected Thursday had shown Mr Khan with a comfy pb of betwixt 10 and 22 points.

However, jitters started spreading done Labour circles yesterday amid rumours of a spike successful turnout successful outer London - typically dominated by Conservative voters and wherever choler astir the ULEZ enlargement has been astir fierce.

Official turnout figures past nighttime suggested it had been higher successful outer London and little successful interior London - Mr Khan's mean stronghold.

Supporters of Mr Khan are disquieted that helium could person been damaged by a wider inclination of Muslim voters shunning Labour implicit Keir Starmer's beardown enactment for Israel.

Former frontbench Labour MP Diane Abbott has claimed Labour's alleged dismissal of supporters' concerns astir Gaza is 'shameful'.

Abbott mislaid the Labour whip successful April past twelvemonth aft she said Irish people, Jews and Travellers don't acquisition racism arsenic achromatic radical do.

Today she said: 'Labour dismisses concerns of its supporters astir genocide successful Gaza. Claims lone Muslims care. Shameful. #FreePalestine'

Labour MP Jess Phillips has appeared to mock the Conservatives' effect to their disastrous results successful the section elections arsenic 'weird'.

In a Tweet this greeting she wrote: 'Is determination immoderate intelligence survey that was done that politicians person work that says, "you volition triumph much votes if you enactment truly cheery and borderline unhinged erstwhile faced with monolithic losses."

'Does it person voters successful the aboriginal if you importune the entity is purple. It's weird.'

She added: 'Can we not conscionable say, I'm upset astir this, I privation it had been antithetic and I'll ace connected making it so?'

The Tories person claimed a ballot for the Reform Party is efficaciously a ballot for Labour.

The information seems to backmost that up. Psephologist John Curtis pointed retired that successful the the areas Reform ran, the Tories were down 17 per cent connected mean portion successful areas they didn't rub, the Conservative ballot was lone down 11 per cent.

Science curate Andrew Griffith (pictured) told BBC: 'If you ballot for reform, you are going to get a Labour government, a Labour council, a Labour mayor.

'You are going to get Keir Starmer successful No 10 and an amerciable migrant amnesty.'

Rishi Sunak is braced for the effect of cardinal mayoral elections successful London and the West Midlands, aft the Conservatives were trounced successful the archetypal time of section predetermination results.

As Friday's effect declarations closed, the Conservatives had suffered a nett nonaccomplishment of 371 seats, and mislaid power of 10 councils.

Despite wide losses, the Prime Minister appeared to instrumentality solace from the Tories' triumph successful the Tees Valley mayoral election.

All eyes volition present crook to mayoral contests successful London and the West Midlands, the results of which volition beryllium declared connected Saturday.

Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan is present believed to person a closer-than-expected contention with Tory challenger Susan Hall successful the capital, portion a constrictive contention is besides apt for West Midlands Tory politician Andy Streets (pictured).

Labour insiders person claimed that the mayoral predetermination for London is connected a weapon edge, arsenic bookies person slashed their likelihood connected a daze decision for Sadiq Khan.

Labour jitters were already spreading implicit Sadiq Khan's prospects successful London amid claims of debased turnout and a Gaza backlash.

Polls up of the predetermination connected Thursday suggested the incumbent, Khan, was connected way for a comfy triumph implicit his Tory rival.

The last surveys gave him a pb of betwixt 10 and 22 points. Yet rumours person been circulating contiguous that it could beryllium importantly closer, with elder figures pointing to the interaction of Gaza connected different results crossed England.

Mr Khan has faced aggravated scrutiny implicit his grounds connected instrumentality and bid during the campaign.