Mr Starmer has campaigned with officials from Israel’s Labour party in a bid to distance himself from Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.
Dan Hodges, political commentator for Daily Mail tweeted: “John Curtice says very possible Keir Starmer won’t be able to say he’s done better than Jeremy Corbyn did in his best local election result.”
Labour’s best local election performance under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership was in 2018.