THEIR faces said it all as Labour swept to victory in the Birmingham City Council elections and ended eight years of Tory-Lib Dem control.
Here is a selection of images showing the results and the reactions at last night’s elections at Birmingham Council House.
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Albert Bore - the new leader of Birmingham City Council - celebrates Labour's win in the council elections
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Conservative leader Mike Whitby reacts to the results of Labour's win in the Birmingham elections
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MP John Hemming and Lib Dem leader Paul Tilsley at the Birmingham council elections
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Results come in during the Birmingham council elections
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Councillors Sir Albert Bore and Peter Douglas Osborn at the Birmingham elections
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Councillor Sir Albert Bore and MP Jack Dromey celebrate Labour's win in the Birmingham council elections
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Councillor Paul Tilsley celebrates a Lib Dem result in the Birmingham elections
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Elaine Williams wins the Harborne seat from John Alden in the Birmingham council elections
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Barry Bowles (centre) takes the Hall Green seat in the Birmingham council elections
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Conservative leader Mike Whitby reacts to the results of Labour's win in the Birmingham elections
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Councillor Sir Albert Bore celebrates Labour's win at the Birmingham council elections
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Labour Party members celebrate the results of the Birmingham council elections
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Josh Jones takes Stockland Green as he becomes Labour's youngest councillor in the Birmingham elections
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Labour joy in the local elections at Birmingham Council House
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Sir Albert Bore and Jack Bromey MP watch the results in the local council elections at Birmingham Council House
The delight was clear for Labour as the gains rolled in - and the crushing disappointment could not be more obvious for Conservative leader Mike Whitby.
The Lib Dems lost nine seats and although there was cause for celebration in the wards the party retained, group leader Paul Tilsley admitted it was, overall, a disappointment.
He warned that blaming local councillors for the state of the economy under the coalition government was unwise.
Labour started the night with 57 out of 120 seats and finished with 77, while the Tories and Lib Dems finished with 28 and 15 seats respectively.
