Ed Miliband explains why Birmingham campaign succeeded
Speaking to Labour party supporters outside Birmingham Council house, Ed Miliband says his party's policies and connection with people in the city is behind the landslide victory in the local election.
Labour wins Birmingham
Labour has celebrated a 'landslide victory' in Birmingham today, ousting the Tory-Lib Dem coalition which has ruled the city since 2004.
Low turnout, big gains
Early poll results suggest a good night for Ed Miliband's Labour party
Midlands Local Elections 2012
Twenty-two Midlands councils will go to the polls in the local elections tonight.