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Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester, Salford, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Liverpool today

Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.

Sir Keir Starmer arrived quickly at the election count to greet new West Midlands mayor Richard Park - but one awkward gaffe was picked up by viewers.

The Tory politician and business man agonisingly missed out on being returned to his office - but had one concise message for Rishi Sunak.

LABOUR capped off the local elections on Saturday evening (4) with a narrow win for Richard Parker in the West… Continue reading Labour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in West Midlands mayoral contest

Richard Parker appeared to be all smiles with party members and supporters in Birmingham, where the result was set to be formally announced.

Running as a ‘pseudo-independent’ in a region in which Labour faced its own hurdles was not enough to keep Tory mayor in office

Richard Parker has pulled off a surprise victory in the West Midlands mayoral election.

The results were announced this evening after several recounts

RECAP: MailOnline's live coverage of the local election results across the country as Labour insiders claimed the mayoral election for London is on a knife edge.

It was a close contest for both Labour's Richard Parker and the Conservative's Andy Street

The Labour candidate successfully unseated Andy Street on Saturday, winning by 1,508 votes and ending the Tory’s seven-year stint in the region.

The Labour candidate successfully unseated Andy Street on Saturday, winning by 1,508 votes and ending the Tory’s seven-year stint in the region.

The Labour candidate successfully unseated Andy Street on Saturday, winning by 1,508 votes and ending the Tory’s seven-year stint in the region.

Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.

Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.

The result, which followed a full recount in Coventry, will come as a huge blow to the Conservatives.

PM RISHI Sunak suffered a major blow last night after Tory big beast Andy Street was turfed out of office — in a knife-edge photo finish.

Labour unseats Andy Street in Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoralty