In a historic moment this morning it was confirmed that Labour had taken Wandsworth after being run by the Conservatives for 44.

Keir Starmer's party won 35 out of 58 seats, taking nine from the Tories.

Cllr Simon Hogg has taken over from Cllr Ravi Govindia as Wandsworth Leader.

A challenging night for the Conservative party who also lost Westminster and Barnet to the Labour Party.

Forecasters predicted Labour would win the borough as it became a battleground for the two main parties.

The Conservatives campaigned heavily with their notoriously low council tax but it was not enough to sway people following the Downing Street "party gate" scandals.

Cllr Simon Hogg had predicted the results would be tight. He said after the results were announced that he had thought Labour's chances were 50/50 ahead of last night, but that the results "exceeded" the party's expectations.

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "It feels fantastic. It's been a really good evening and something I've been working towards for 20 years." He added that the newly-elected Labour councillors were "ready to get to work in the morning".

He said Labour's "positive vision" for Wandsworth alongside the national picture – the cost of living crisis and anger over "partygate" – led to Labour's victory in the borough.

Labour now has 35 seats on the council while the Tories have 22 and the Independents have one.