Despite the Tories trying to inflate expectations for Labour's performance in the local elections, even they were surprised by the force of our victories across the UK in May.

We now have 824 new councillors in our ranks – people who will be passionate champions of Labour values in their communities, and campaigning organisers who don't just advocate for change, they will actually get things done for their residents. There are 33 new councils with Labour as the majority party – which means hundreds of thousands more people will now benefit from being represented by Labour.