With most local votes now counted across England, it appears that Labour have achieved their best overall win in ten plus years.

According to current predicted national votes shares, Labour have a five-point lead over the Conservatives following yesterday’s local elections.

This is the party’s best result since 2012, when they finished with a seven point lead over the Conservatives, achieving 38 per cent of all votes, as opposed to the Tories’ 31pc.

It seems Labour has made gains with voters over the past 12 months in particular, given their PNS of just 29 to the Tories 36 pc in 2021. However both Labour and the Conservatives sat at were on 28 pc on PNS in 2019, suggesting that there has been a dip and then an uptick in support between then and 2022.

It also appears that Labour’s PNS lead is proportionate to its national opinion poll lead, with the party averaging on a six point lead of around 40 per cent to the Conservatives 34 pc last month.