Voters still choose Labour despite 'unpopular' Miliband
A poll by former Conservative party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft has found Labour could win "a comfortable majority" in the 2015 general election.
Conservatives hold Barnet Council by one seat
Barnet Council remains Conservative-led after the party won exactly the number of seats required to hold a majority.
Having been neck and neck with Labour at 30 seats each out of 63, the Conservatives took two seats from the Lib Dems as the vote count in the London borough came to a close.
Labour supporters expressed their frustration at the near-miss:
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Ukip will need to choose Westminster seats carefully
UKIP's successes in the local elections have raised the possibility of them winning a Westminster seat at the general election.
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Labour in biggest danger of disappointment
A year ahead of the general election, Ed Miliband's party is seeing only patchy support in areas it should expect to gain ground.
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Rotherham now Westminster target for UKIP
UKIP are likely to make Rotherham a key target for 2015 after a storming result in the local elections.