Local election 2023: what do the polls suggest?
Polls suggest Conservatives on course for major losses in local elections
Voters to go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors in England
With a current average rating of 29 per cent in the polls, the Conservatives are facing the prospect of major losses in this year's local elections. The elections, which will take place on Thursday 4 May in most of England outside London, will see voters elect councillors in 230 councils.
The local elections are often seen as a test of the government's popularity and are being held just two years after the Conservatives won a landslide victory in the 2019 general election. However, the party has since been hit by a series of scandals and controversies, and its popularity has plummeted in recent months.
The polls suggest that the Conservatives could lose hundreds of seats in the local elections, potentially handing control of many councils to the opposition Labour Party. The elections will also be a test of the popularity of Labour leader Keir Starmer, who has been in charge of the party since 2020.
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