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UK elections 2016: Jeremy Corbyn to face renewed pressure after Labour's Scotland and Wales setbacks UK elections 2016: Jeremy Corbyn to face renewed pressure after Labour's Scotland and Wales setbacks
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Labour has been was punished by voters in elections across Britain in the first big test of the party’s popularity since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader.Labour has been was punished by voters in elections across Britain in the first big test of the party’s popularity since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader.
In a highly symbolic result in Scotland the party looks set to be pushed into third place behind the Conservatives – losing more than nine points in it share of the vote.In a highly symbolic result in Scotland the party looks set to be pushed into third place behind the Conservatives – losing more than nine points in it share of the vote.
Meanwhile in Wales Labour has lost the totemic seat of Rhondda in the Welsh Assembly to the Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood.Meanwhile in Wales Labour has lost the totemic seat of Rhondda in the Welsh Assembly to the Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood.
However the scale of some of the predicted losses in English local elections has not materialised with Labour retaining control key councils such as Crawley, Southampton, Norwich and Hastings, where its vote had looked vulnerable.However the scale of some of the predicted losses in English local elections has not materialised with Labour retaining control key councils such as Crawley, Southampton, Norwich and Hastings, where its vote had looked vulnerable.
An analysis of the council results by the BBC suggested that while Labour's vote share was down about 6 per cent on average since 2012 - the last time the seats in England were contested. However it was up 4 per cent on the general election in key wards, with the Conservatives down by a similar amount.An analysis of the council results by the BBC suggested that while Labour's vote share was down about 6 per cent on average since 2012 - the last time the seats in England were contested. However it was up 4 per cent on the general election in key wards, with the Conservatives down by a similar amount.
There is also expected to be better news for Mr Corbyn later today when Sadiq Khan, the party’s candidate for London Mayor, is expected to defeat Zac Goldsmith to seize the mantle of London Mayor from the Tories. That result is expected late this afternoon.There is also expected to be better news for Mr Corbyn later today when Sadiq Khan, the party’s candidate for London Mayor, is expected to defeat Zac Goldsmith to seize the mantle of London Mayor from the Tories. That result is expected late this afternoon.
With counting still going on across the country among the main early results were:With counting still going on across the country among the main early results were:
Labour strategists will, with some justification, claim that these results are being judged against the party’s high watermark in 2012 in the midst of George Osborne’s ‘omnishambles’ budget when they were last contested.Labour strategists will, with some justification, claim that these results are being judged against the party’s high watermark in 2012 in the midst of George Osborne’s ‘omnishambles’ budget when they were last contested.
But none-the-less they are likely to lead to renewed pressure on the Labour leader particularly given the result in Scotland where Mr Corbyn had claimed his position on Trident and left wing policy platform would help the party rebuild support.But none-the-less they are likely to lead to renewed pressure on the Labour leader particularly given the result in Scotland where Mr Corbyn had claimed his position on Trident and left wing policy platform would help the party rebuild support.
Responding to claims Labour is not doing as well as it should be, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC: "We are laying the foundations for a four-year programme."Responding to claims Labour is not doing as well as it should be, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC: "We are laying the foundations for a four-year programme."
"If you compare, from when Jeremy took over to now, we are on a clear path of improvement. That's exactly what our strategy is all about.""If you compare, from when Jeremy took over to now, we are on a clear path of improvement. That's exactly what our strategy is all about."
He said in Scotland the picture was "complex" and Labour was "at the early stages" of rebuilding support having been "wiped out" in 2015.He said in Scotland the picture was "complex" and Labour was "at the early stages" of rebuilding support having been "wiped out" in 2015.
The Scottish Labour leader said she would remain in her post “no matter what” after a night of severe losses.
Kezia Dugdale failed in her bid to win the Edinburgh Eastern constituency but was elected via the Lothian list.
Saying she felt “heartbroken” that the Tories look set to push Labour into third place, she added: “This election was always going to be tough for the Scottish Labour Party, just a year after a painful general election defeat. But I am proud that our campaign rose to the challenge of offering an alternative vision of what could be done in our new, more powerful parliament.”
Meanwhile, shadow cabinet minister Andy Burnham revealed he was considering running for mayor of Greater Manchester, in an apparent sign that pessimism about Labour's prospects of regaining power at Westminster reaches into the party's highest echelons.Meanwhile, shadow cabinet minister Andy Burnham revealed he was considering running for mayor of Greater Manchester, in an apparent sign that pessimism about Labour's prospects of regaining power at Westminster reaches into the party's highest echelons.