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Labour has taken a surprise lead in the first round of voting for West Midlands mayor, with Liam Byrne scooping 102,276 votes to Conservative Andy Street’s 84,817.
Former cabinet minister Byrne and ex-John Lewis chief Street now go through to a second round run-off, with a final result expected late on Saturday afternoon.
Victory for Labour would mark a significant consolation for Sir Keir Starmer, denying Boris Johnson a hat-trick in the three most prominent “super Thursday” election tussles in England, after emphatic Tory triumphs in the Hartlepool by-election and contest for Tees Valley mayor.
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