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A woman attaches a sign on the wall of a polling station in London. Reuters
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British Labour Party candidates and supporters celebrate after making gains in the Westminster City Council elections in London. Reuters
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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters in Barnet, north London, on Friday, where the party clinched victory in the polls. PA
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson paints with children during a visit to a school in South Ruislip on Friday, after the local government elections. PA
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Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey celebrates the party's gains at Wimbledon Common in London. PA
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Ballot boxes are opened at the Glasgow City Council building in Scotland. PA
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan celebrates during the counting process at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Election staff begin to count votes in Belfast after the Northern Ireland Assembly election. AP
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Candidates and observers monitor the counting process at Lindley Hall in Westminster. Reuters
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Members of the counting staff rest at Lindley Hall in Westminster. Reuters
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Labour candidates and supporters celebrate as the votes are counted at Peterborough Arena. PA
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Election officials at Peterborough Arena during the local government elections. PA
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Volunteers sort ballot papers before counting at Basildon Sporting Village in Essex. PA
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An election monitor wears a Labour Party rosette at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Ballots are counted at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Ballot papers are counted at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre in Sunderland. Getty
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The first ballot boxes arrive at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre in Sunderland. Getty
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The first ballot papers are counted in Sunderland. Getty
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Ballot boxes are emptied at the Guildhall in Hull. PA
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Messages are left outside a polling station on Glen Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Reuters
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A woman hands out leaflets in support of the Traditional Unionist Voice party in Belfast. EPA
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Polling stations across Northern Ireland were open for voting for the 2022 assembly election. EPA
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A woman attaches a sign on the wall of a polling station in London. Reuters
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British Labour Party candidates and supporters celebrate after making gains in the Westminster City Council elections in London. Reuters
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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters in Barnet, north London, on Friday, where the party clinched victory in the polls. PA
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson paints with children during a visit to a school in South Ruislip on Friday, after the local government elections. PA
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Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey celebrates the party's gains at Wimbledon Common in London. PA
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Ballot boxes are opened at the Glasgow City Council building in Scotland. PA
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan celebrates during the counting process at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Election staff begin to count votes in Belfast after the Northern Ireland Assembly election. AP
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Candidates and observers monitor the counting process at Lindley Hall in Westminster. Reuters
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Members of the counting staff rest at Lindley Hall in Westminster. Reuters
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Labour candidates and supporters celebrate as the votes are counted at Peterborough Arena. PA
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Election officials at Peterborough Arena during the local government elections. PA
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Volunteers sort ballot papers before counting at Basildon Sporting Village in Essex. PA
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An election monitor wears a Labour Party rosette at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Ballots are counted at Wandsworth Town Hall in London. Reuters
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Ballot papers are counted at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre in Sunderland. Getty
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The first ballot boxes arrive at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre in Sunderland. Getty
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The first ballot papers are counted in Sunderland. Getty
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Ballot boxes are emptied at the Guildhall in Hull. PA
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Messages are left outside a polling station on Glen Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Reuters
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A woman hands out leaflets in support of the Traditional Unionist Voice party in Belfast. EPA
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Polling stations across Northern Ireland were open for voting for the 2022 assembly election. EPA
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A woman attaches a sign on the wall of a polling station in London. Reuters
Local election results 2022: Tories suffer across UK as Johnson admits to 'tough night'
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06 May, 2022
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