“The Liberal Democrats won a huge haul of more than 200 net seat gains.”
This is how “The Guardian” in Britain described the local elections held on May 5. The long-established newspaper is sympathetic editorially to the Liberal Democrats (and predecessor Liberal Party). With nearly all the results in, the Liberal Democrats’ impressive local gains include 20 councillors in Scotland and 11 in Wales.
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