Economics
May's Conservatives Face Worst-Ever Showing in London Local Vote
- Election on May 3 likely to see Tory seats fall to record low
- Labour popularity in capital undermined by struggles elsewhere
Theresa May
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Theresa May’s Conservative Party faces its worst-ever showing in local elections in London this year, as the unpopularity of Brexit with the city’s younger and more international population weighs on the party.
On May 3, voters across England will choose representatives to their local councils. Of the more than 4,300 seats that are up for election, more than 1,800 are in London. In 2014, the Conservatives won 612 seats in the city. This year, experts expect them to lose at least 100 of those, which would take them below their previous record low of 519 seats, in 1994.