Big Tory losses but no Labour landslide. What might happen at Westminster? – a visual analysis

Tory council representation has imploded, but Labour's gains have not been seismic. These charts show what this may signal for a general election

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Conservative representation has collapsed to its lowest level since 1998 in the areas that voted in Thursday's local elections, according to a Guardian analysis.

The Tories now control 19% of seats in the 98 council areas that had announced results by 20:40 on 3 May - their lowest level since Labour's Tony Blair swept to power in the late 1990s.