Ed Davey hails “best result in decades” as Lib Dems win big in Conservative heartlands

Ed Davey has celebrated the Liberal Democrats winning their “best result in decades” after the party gained control of 12 councils at the local elections.

This is the highest number of councils gained by the Lib Dems since 1995, which came ahead of the party’s sweeping gains against the Conservatives at the 1997 election.

The party took control of a swathe of Conservative councils including those in Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon), Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) and Theresa May’s (Windsor and Maidenhead) backyards.

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“This has been an historic victory for the Liberal Democrats with our best result in decades.

“It’s little wonder Rishi Sunak is running scared of a General Election, because he knows the Liberal Democrats are set to take swathes of seats across the Conservative  Party’s former heartlands.

“The message from these elections is clear: people are fed up with being let down and taken for granted by this Conservative Government - it is time for a change. 

“Voters have sent a political shockwave to dozens of  Conservative MPs right across the blue wall. Our great country deserves so much better than this out-of-touch Prime Minister and his chaotic and careless Conservative Government.”

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