Smaller national parties made significant gains, with the British National Party and Respect having the second - largest number of councillors in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Tower Hamlets (respectively). (en.wikipedia.org)
Labour lost hundreds of councillors in last week's local elections - but look deep into the voting figures and things look even worse (politics.co.uk)
Nick Clegg's personal ratings are appalling and they look like losing hundreds of Councillors on May 3. (labour-uncut.co.uk)