Labour has won the flagship Conservative council of Wandsworth for the first time in nearly 50 years.
"Inevitably other events have clouded the judgement of people in Wandsworth," he said."We have done exactly what the residents of Wandsworth wanted," he said.
The local authority made its reputation through slashing council tax and privatising council services, like bin collections. Labour has also won Barnet Council, which had been held by the Conservatives in all but two elections since 1964.
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