London Vote Offers Snapshot of Fractured and Fractious UK
Nigel Farage outside Havering Town Hall following the local election in Romford, May 8.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergThe map of English councils was lighting up in a murky gray on Friday morning, as more and more town halls returned a divided composition that spells future budget paralysis.
Of the 46 councils already declared, half had no overall control — up six on the last time these areas were fought, and more than the number that declared for any single party.