THERESA MAY was told by a heckler to resign over disastrous local election results at Welsh Conservative conference today.

The Tories haemorrhaged at least 1,000 councillors, according to figures announced before the Star went to print.

Tory activist Stuart Davies barracked the Prime Minister as she started speaking at the conference by standing up and shouting: “Why don’t you resign? … We don’t want you here.”

Ms May attempted to deflect the situation by responding: “It’s great to be back in north Wales again – I have to say my experience of north Wales is that everybody I meet here is friendly.”

She admitted that the results were “very difficult” for the Tories.

Meanwhile, Labour lost at least 107 councillors and Ukip lost at least 98.

The Lib Dems won at least 560 seats, independent candidates won at least 520, and Green Party said it was celebrating the “biggest election night in our history” after it gained at least 148.

Labour’s Jamie Driscoll – a member of Momentum – was elected as the first ever mayor for North of Tyne.

A Momentum spokesperson said: “From building good, affordable homes to creating a people’s bank and highly paid, unionised green jobs, Jamie will deliver a transformative, socialist agenda for the north-east and we look forward to supporting him as mayor.”

Labour also gained majority control of Trafford council in Greater Manchester, but lost control in Bolsover.

Outgoing Labour and council leader Ann Syrett, who did not contest this election, cited “uncertainty” over Brexit in the Leave-voting area as a reason for the party losing control after 40 years.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said before all the results were announced: “Even at this stage of the results, we have won Trafford council and are making gains across the country, including Tory heartlands.

“Throughout the campaign, we have been putting forward our vision of a better society, and the need to end the austerity imposed on our communities by the Conservatives, along with the Liberal Democrats when they were in the coalition government.

“… I congratulate all the Labour councillors who have been elected, and I am sorry for those who were not successful. We will fight and win those seats back and, whenever a general election comes, we are absolutely ready for it.”