Labour hopeful of Blackpool South by-election win as Sunak braces for losses
The Conservatives look set for a by-election defeat and a bruising set of council results which will add to pressure on Rishi Sunak.
Labour is confident it will win the Blackpool South parliamentary seat from the Tories, with Reform UK hoping to push the Conservatives into third.
The by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton after a lobbying scandal, is just one of scores of contests which will be closely analysed ahead of the general election the Prime Minister will call later this year.
There are 107 councils holding elections in, with around a third expected to declare overnight following Thursday’s polling day.
