Tories could lose 800 seats in local elections 2022, controversial poll declares

The model claimed the Tories would lose more than a third of the seats that are up for grabs on May 5 - putting Keir Starmer on course to run a minority government. Other pollsters poured scorn on the findings

The Tories could lose 800 seats and Labour gain 800 in next month’s local elections in England and Wales, shock polling has claimed.

More than 5,000 council seats are up for grabs in 197 councils across Britain on May 5 - mainly in Labour-held areas.

The study predicted the Tories would drop 810 seats in England and Wales, from 1,965 to 1,155, compared to their performance the last time the seats were up for grabs in 2017/18.

Labour would gain 835 seats, rising from 2,887 to 3,722. The Lib Dems would lose 13, Plaid Cymru gain 64, and other parties or independents lose 75.

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