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Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

The party sees victory in London, Manchester and clinches a close win in the West Midlands mayor race.

Labour won with just over 1,500 votes more than the Tories in an incredibly close race.

Voters in England have taken to the polls in contests to elect new mayors across the country.

The Labour candidate clinched a third-successive term as mayor of London - but what next?

Analysis of results in the local elections 2024, including the London mayor and councils around England.

The Labour candidate beat Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 276,000 votes.

Labour wins by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty.

The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier.

Tory MPs are in no mood to oust Rishi Sunak despite local results pointing to general election defeat.

Hamas said it was sending negotiators to talks in a "positive spirit" after studying the latest proposal.