Tories and Labour suffer Brexit backlash as Lib Dems gain in local elections
Voters punish Conservatives over failure to implement Brexit and Labour for its ambiguous stance
Both the Conservatives and Labour have been seemingly punished by voters in local elections, with early results showing an apparent mood of dissatisfaction with the two main parties, while the Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents picked up large numbers of seats.
The Lib Dems were particularly buoyant, gaining nearly 300 seats so far and a series of councils, including taking Bath and North East Somerset, and Cotswolds district council from the Conservatives.