"A very big moment" for the Conservatives
David Cameron has described the Local Election results as "a very big moment for the Conservative Party".
We have achieved our best local government showing since 1980:
- 256 seats and 12 councils gained, including Bury, Nuneaton and Bedworth, and the Vale of Glamorgan
- 44 per cent of the national vote won
- Gains all across the country, from Southampton to Sunderland, Cardiff to Great Yarmouth
- In-roads into Labour heartlands like Rotherham and Barnsley
David said, "I think these results are not just a vote against Gordon Brown and his government; I think they are a vote of positive confidence in the Conservative Party."
He stressed that people were "increasingly looking to us and trusting us to speak out on the issues they really care about."
And he promised to use the months ahead to prove that we can make the changes people want to see on the big issues like schools, the NHS and crime.
The result of yesterday's local elections in the United Kingdom has been announced. It shows gains for both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party, while the Labour Party has seen a significant fall in its share of the vote.

The Conservatives made the largest gains, with their number of councils increasing by 12. Below is a quote from the Conservative website, on the results:

A graph showing the increase and decrease in city councillors for the three main parties. Blue represents Conservative, red represents Labour and yellow represents the Liberal Democrats  

Labour made significant losses in the elections. Gordon Brown, who leads the party, agreed that the result was poor for the party. Below is part of his quote:



Several smaller parties have also made councillor gains, including Plaid Cymru, the British National Party, the Green Party, the UK Independence Party and RESPECT.