David Bittlestone: My ambition to provide the extra housing that Woking needs

We have a scheme to help our tenants with deposits, to boost home ownership.

Stephen Booth: Contrary to expectations, the UK may have the upper hand as Brexit negotiations intensify

With its objective being British sovereignty, Johnson’s government can justify economic disruption better than the EU.

James Friend: Our belief in small government will help us win again in Mole Valley

The Lib Dems have thrown £1m of taxpayer money, around 20 per cent of the Council Tax receipts, at new hobby projects, with no defined benefits for the coming year.

Local elections: The greatest threat to the Conservatives comes from the Lib Dems

Part two of our weekly series on the local election, focusing on the district council contests.

Ricky Bower: The Lib Dems are providing chaotic leadership on Arun District Council

They are continuing to implement planning policies they have declared themselves opposed to.

Duncan Simpson: Three tasks for Johnson. Cull quangos. End taxpayer-funded lobbying. And reform appointments.

Cleaning up the state won’t be a quick and easy task. But if Boris Johnson doesn’t grasp the nettle, it will certainly come back to sting.

The Lib Dems are down, but not out

More important than the choice of new Leader, will be to decide what the Party stands for after Brexit.

Lord Ashcroft: How Britain voted and why. My 2019 post-vote poll

Men chose the Conservatives over Labour by a 19-point margin (48 per cent to 29 per cent), while women did so by just six points.

Lord Ashcroft: Labour support solidifies as expectations grow of a Tory win. My final election dashboard.

Johnson’s lead over Corbyn in the best Prime Minister stakes has narrowed slightly to 15 points.

WATCH: “History would never forgive you” – Raab’s warning to Remainer MPs if they make Corbyn PM

The Foreign Secretary adds: “As for the Liberal Democrats…when it comes to offences under the Trade Description Act, they’re guilty as charged.”

Frances Lasok: The growing threat of the minor parties and how we can beat them

Even in “safe seats” a culture of knock-every-door campaigning is needed. That was the lesson from the local elections.

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the North West

This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the South West

The long-awaited Liberal Democrat revival in their traditional strongholds finally transpired. But the independents also made big gains.

Local elections 3) The contest with the Lib Dems – their revival has come far more at the expense of the Conservatives than of Labour

The Lib Dems have made net gains of 400 seats, so far.

Local elections: The Conservative/Lib Dem battlegrounds

Could the Yellow Party take control of Lewes, St Albans, Winchester, Teignbridge, Guildford – even Wokingham?