Keith Best is a former Conservative MP and Chairman of Conservative Action for Electoral Reform
It is not a particularly penetrating insight to say that the recent local elections were very bad for the Conservative Party. The night saw losses exceed the 1,000 seats Ministers had briefed to manage expectations – and came close to the disastrous results of 2019. The focus in the immediate aftermath and since has, understandably, been on the national vote shares and how they augur for the next general election…