As polls closed, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said the elections had been "tough".He said; "I don't want to sugarcoat it, the message from the doorstep is this is a tough election cycle."This is a mid-term set of elections with people concerned about the cost of living and wanting to see the Government go faster with quicker pace."He added that while Labour had run a "positive campaign", the party's "message of delivery" had been "drowned out by the politics of grievance".

As polls closed, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said the elections had been "tough".He said; "I don't want to sugarcoat it, the message from the doorstep is this is a tough election cycle."This is a mid-term set of elections with people concerned about the cost of living and wanting to see the Government go faster with quicker pace."He added that while Labour had run a "positive campaign", the party's "message of delivery" had been "drowned out by the politics of grievance".