Two main UK political parties, the ruling Conservative Party and the opposition Labour Party, are facing a backlash in local elections in England and Northern Ireland, with smaller parties gaining momentum amid Brexit deadlock, BBC reported on Friday.
Citizens of England and Northern Ireland went to polls on Thursday to chose members of 248 out of 353 English local councils, six directly elected English mayors and members of all the 11 local councils in Northern Ireland.
As of 9 a.m. local time (08:00 GMT), results in around 110 English councils have been declared, and the results of the elections in the remaining English authorities are expected to be announced later on Friday, BBC specified. Meanwhile, the results of the Northern Irish elections are expected to be confirmed no earlier than late on Saturday, since a different electoral system is used in Northern Ireland.