Culture Secretary Karen Bradley woke up to news this morning that Labour have taken a seat from the Tories in her own back yard.

Labour’s Darren Price gained the Leek East ward on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council with a whopping 25% vote increase.

The victory is even sweeter given that Bradley’s Staffordshire Moorlands constituency wasn’t even among Labour’s top 100 target seats at the last two general elections.

The Culture Secretary maintained a comfortable 10,000 majority on June 8, but Labour did hold the seat between 1997 and 2010 and last night’s result will revive hopes of winning it back next time.

Leek East (Staffordshire Moorlands) result: LAB: 45.0% (+25.6)

CON: 28.9% (+1.1)

IND: 19.5% (+19.5)

LDEM: 6.6% (+0.7) No UKIP/Oth as prev. — Britain Elects (@britainelects) July 20, 2017

Labour also celebrated something of a surprise win in Cumbria at the expense of the Lib Dems.

Labour won the Alston Moor seat on Eden District Council with 55.8% of the vote – despite not standing there at the last council elections.

That was no doubt helped by the fact that the Lib Dems couldn’t find a willing candidate.

Alston Moor (Eden) result: LAB: 55.8% (+55.8)

CON: 34.7% (-10.7)

IND: 7.8% (+7.8)

GRN: 1.8% (+1.8) Lab GAIN from LDem.

No LDem candidate. — Britain Elects (@britainelects) July 20, 2017

The Lib Dems also suffered a crushing defeat to an independent in the Midlands after seeing their vote cut in half.

The double blow on the day Vince Cable was elected as leader underlined the upheld challenge he faces in rebuilding the party’s once formidable local base eroded during his time helping to prop up the Tories.

Whissendine (Rutland) result: IND (I. Arnold): 54.1% (+54.1)

CON: 26.0% (-0.8)

IND: 11.7% (+11.7)

LDEM: 8.2% (-56.9) Ind GAIN from LDem. — Britain Elects (@britainelects) July 20, 2017

Labour came very close to completing a hat-trick of gains in Kent after a 21% vote increase helped by the absence of a Green candidate.

New Romney (Shepway) result: CON: 35.2% (+6.2)

LAB: 32.5% (+21.5)

IND: 27.5% (+27.5)

LDEM: 4.8% (-3.7) Con HOLD.

No UKIP and Grn as prev. — Britain Elects (@britainelects) July 20, 2017

The party also comfortably held two seats, completing a night that shows there’s still plenty of momentum behind Corbyn mania.

Keep the elections coming…