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Not a good night for the Conservatives, so far they have made a net loss of 442 councillors and 16 councils overall.

While local election results continue to come in, it is clear that the Lib Dems have had the best night out of all major parties. At time of posting the Lib Dems have a net gain of 304 councillors and control of 8 councils.

As results come in for the local elections its important to keep in mind that they may not reflect national trends and instead typically focus on more local issues However with politics as it is at the moment, most rules have been thrown out the window

First results of the England and Northern Ireland local elections have come in. Expect more in the next hour.

BBC Election @bbcelection

7 years ago

RESULT: Sunderland - LAB HOLD See full results: bbc.co.uk/localelections #LocalElections2019

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Early numbers from the latest CNN poll indicate what a 2020 race between President Trump and Democratic candidates could look like — and it could all depend on the popular vote once again, @JohnKingCNN says. cnn.it/2IVK9BD

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Here is a sneak peek of an article we'll be releasing later today on the website. We'll notify you here as soon as it goes live so stay tuned!

The biggest guide to this year's local elections, as written by the excellent @andrewteale britainelects.com/2019/04/28/lon… #LE2019

After officially announcing his run just under a week ago, Joe Biden has already pushed his way to the top among a crowded field of Democrat presidential nominees

Quinnipiac University Poll @QuinnipiacPoll

7 years ago

#JoeBiden Surging Among Democrats in Presidential Race, Poll Finds; U.S. Voters Support Wealth Tax, Oppose Free College bit.ly/2PAdLF9 #2020Election

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Check out the first part in our Deep Dive series: A House Divided democratic.data.blog/2019/04/30/dee…

Our next article on the political deadlock in the House of Commons will be published on the website later today. We'll notify you here as soon as it's posted so make sure you follow us on Twitter and give our Facebook page a like to join the conversation.

Breakdown of would be Yes voters by age in the recent YouGov poll on Scottish independence. Reveals deep divisions between young and old voters reminiscent of the UK as a whole during the Brexit referendum.

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Our first article will be published on the website later today and will be taking a look at the UK government's action to tackle climate change following the Extinction Rebellion protests. Keep an eye on our social media to be notified when it goes live!

Check out the debut episode of the Democratic Data Update! Make sure to send in your questions for next week's show democratic.data.blog/2019/04/28/dem…

Later tonight we will be posting the first episode of our new podcast Democratic Data Update. A weekly bite-sized analysis of the biggest events in British politics. Stay tuned!

Latest European Parliament voting intention (23-26 April) Brexit Party - 28% Lab - 22% Con - 13% Green - 10% Change UK - 10% Lib Dem - 7% UKIP - 5% Other - 6% yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

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