Labour Dominates This Year’s Mayoral Elections

Published on May 5, 2024

The shock victory of Richard Parker in the West Midlands was the latest in Labour’s domination of this year’s mayoral elections. Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the region, but the Labour challenger beat him with a majority of just 1,508 votes. Speaking after the result was announced, Mr. Parker said that his election shows “people are calling for Labour, and calling for change.” The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London. Mr. Khan said “it’s time” for the prime minister to call a general election....

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