Rishi Sunak is failing the first major electoral test of his tenure as prime minister, writes Politico, describing the results of the local elections held yesterday, May 4, in England as disappointing for the ruling Tories.

Yesterday’s elections generated additional interest as they are the last (along with local elections in Northern Ireland) before the next national elections in 2024.

Yesterday, Keir Starmer’s Labor won a majority in a number of “important” local councils, while Sannock’s Conservatives fared worse than expected.

The Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in the March 4 local elections.^her May, the first “prime minister” in the election for Rishi Sunak, who has been prime minister since October last year.

Voters went to the polls on Thursday to elect local representatives to 230 councils across England. Based on the results, Labor is winning in the areas they wanted to. The Conservatives, by contrast, are losing control of 10 councils and more than 200 seats so far, with losses growing as the count continues.

Voting on Thursday was only held in parts of England, and turnout in local elections tends to be lower than national ones, meaning yesterday’s results are just a hint of what could happen next.

However, even after yesterday’s polls, there is even more unease in the ranks of the Conservative Party ahead of the 2024 general election. Opinion polls show that Labor maintains a double-digit lead over the Conservatives.

According to Politico