UK Conservatives Got ‘Tough’ but ‘Mixed’ Results in Local Elections: Johnson

UK Conservatives Got ‘Tough’ but ‘Mixed’ Results in Local Elections: Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he visits the Field End Infant school, in South Ruislip, in London, on May 6, 2022. Daniel Leal - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Britain’s ruling Conservative Party endured a “tough night” following Thursday’s local council elections but the results were “mixed,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

The ballots are still being counted, but the Conservatives have lost 10 local councils—including three London councils that they had held for decades—and more than 180 councillor seats in England, and early results in Scotland are also said to be “disappointing.”