The Tories have already been stripped of hundreds of seats as the party was abandoned by voters furious about the state of Brexit. Conservatives had already been braced for a tough night amid frustration at Prime Minister Theresa May's failure to take Britain out of the EU on March 29 as planned. But the party suffered a clear meltdown in support after early morning counting, losing more than 400 seats before even half of the 248 councils holding elections had declared results today. Election guru Sir John Curtice declared voters had declared 'a plague on both your houses' as both the Tories and Labour took big hits in their heartlands in the South East and North respectively. Furious Brexit supporters took to social media to show they had spoiled their ballot papers to show their demand to leave the EU immediately (inset). But the Lib Dems, a hardcore Remain party, made significant gains with some predictions they could add up to 500 council seats. In Chelmsford, local MP Vicky Ford (main) became upset during an interview after a bad night for the Tories in which they lost control of three councils.
'A plague on both your houses': Angry voters hammer Tories AND Labour in local elections as both parties lose hundreds of seats and ballot papers are spoiled amid frustration over Brexit paralysis
