There is a clear story from the local elections last night: a Liberal Democrat surge. It is important to note that voters see local elections as an opportunity to protest, and register their discontent with the sitting party. Even so, the Tory party’s performance was excruciatingly bad. One might have expected those gains to have gone to the main opposition party, too. Instead, Labour has lost seats. Those wishing to protest the current government have voted for the Lib Dems or Greens instead.
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