Revealed: Top ten Tory MPs at risk from Blue Wall backlash at local elections

Analysis has revealed the top ten Conservative MPs at risk following the Liberal Democrat surge at the local elections.

The "Blue Wall backlash" would see the likes of Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond, MP for Wokingham John Redwood, and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab all lose their seats at the next General Election.

The analysis is based on what would happen if the share of the vote within each constituency at Thursday's local elections was replicated in a general election.

It comes as Dominic Raab admitted on Sky's Ridge on Sunday he's facing a "tough fight" to hold his seat of Esher and Walton when asked about the threat posed by the Liberal Democrats. The analysis suggests that the party would take the constituency with 39.8% of the vote.

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:

"These elections are the clearest warning shot yet to Conservative MPs across the Blue Wall who are seeing their vote crumble before their eyes.

"Having a law-breaking Prime Minister and a tax-raising Chancellor at the helm - sitting on their hands while families struggle with the cost of living emergency - has left many Tory Ministers sitting very uncomfortably indeed.

"Former lifelong Conservative voters who are fed up of being ignored are turning to the Liberal Democrats and our offer of a fair deal in their droves in a Blue Wall backlash.

"Make no mistake, we are putting those MPs who have taken their constituents for granted for far too long on notice."

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