Key mayor results due after Labour notches up local election wins
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Summary
The results of mayoral elections in the West Midlands, London, Greater Manchester and other regions will be announced on Saturday
On Friday Labour’s David Skaith became the new mayor for York and North Yorkshire, which includes PM Rishi Sunak's constituency
Ben Houchen's win for the Conservatives in the Tees Valley mayoral race was a bright spot in what has been a bad set of results for the party so far
Labour won councils in Redditch, Thurrock, Hartlepool, and Rushmoor in Hampshire - with the Conservatives losing 10 councils and more than 400 councillors
Labour also won the Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Tories with a 26% swing
Sir Keir Starmer said the result "sends a message" to Rishi Sunak, and called on the prime minister to "make way"