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Sunday, May 5

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RECAP: Tories suffer double mayoral election losses in London and West Midlands - with Rishi Sunak warned he could face fresh rebel coup bid

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LIVE: Follow MailOnline's live coverage of the local election results across the country as the fallout continues from the Conservative's losses in London and the West Midlands.

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Defiant Rishi Sunak vows to ‘work as hard as ever’ to take fight to Labour after Andy Street ousted in the West Midlands

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RISHI Sunak has insisted that sticking to his plan will deliver for the Tories after his party suffered mayoral elections losses

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‘So many people have had enough’: Starmer celebrates West Midlands mayor win with damning speech

Keir Starmer addressed crowds in Birmingham after Richard Parker won over voters and became mayor of the West Midlands.

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Local elections results – live: Labour win in West Midlands and London as Sunak facing fresh rebellion

Labour’s Sadiq Khan secures third term as Mayor of London, beating Conservative Susan Hall

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I chased the sunshine to a seaside town 2.5 hours from Midland city to banish the Sunday blues

A day in the seaside town of Barmouth in north-west Wales left me feeling relaxed and recharged

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Chris Mason: Evening of drama as Labour squeak West Midlands win

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Labour won with just over 1,500 votes more than the Tories in an incredibly close race.

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West Midlands defeat for Tories fires starting gun on future of the party

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Andy Street's interview with Sky News fired the starting gun for discussion over the future direction of the Conservative Party.

Saturday, May 4

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Labour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in tight West Midlands mayoral race after Sadiq Khan wins third term in London – as it happened

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

Starmer hails ‘phenomenal’ West Midlands result in shock victory over Tories

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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.

Keir Starmer rejects handshake with new West Midlands mayor Richard Parker

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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.

Andy Street sends message to Rishi Sunak after West Midlands mayoral election loss

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

Labour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in West Midlands mayoral contest

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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

Labour's Richard Parker claims shock over Andy Street victory in West Midlands mayoral election as Jubilant Keir Starmer

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

Andy Street’s West Midlands defeat shows the heavy baggage of brand Tory

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

Who is the new West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker?

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

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New West Midland Labour mayor is Bristolian Richard Parker

The results were announced this evening after several recounts

Local election results 2024 RECAP: Sadiq Khan calls for General Election as he WINS third term as London mayor, while Tory West Midlands mayor Andy Street suffers a shock defeat after dramatic recount

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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.

West Midlands Mayor election results in full by area

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

Richard Parker: Who is the new mayor for the West Midlands?

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.