Early results from local government councils of Edo State indicated that the Labour Party, LP, is winning the state.
The LP won by a larger margin in local government areas results declared so far:
Igueben
10 Wards
Registered Voters 50,557
Accredited voters 13004
APC – 2419
LP – 6449
NNPP – 64
PDP – 3530
Total valid votes – 12683
Rejected votes 321
Total vote cast 13004
Esan Central
Registered Voters – 61,373
Accredited voters – 19411
APC – 4558
LP – 10192
PDP – 3692
ZLP – 110
Esan North East
Registered Voters – 95175
Accredited voters – 24875
APC – 2589
LP -18973
PDP – 2091
ZLP – 149
Total valid votes – 24236
Rejected 629
Total votes cast – 24865
Egor
Registered Voters – 222178
Accredited voters – 49110
APC – 3978
LP – 40160
NNPP – 298
PDP – 1766
ZLP – 547
Total valid votes – 47697
Rejected – 1413
Total votes cast – 49110
Esan South East
Registered Voters – 81076
Accredited voters – 20057
APC – 4675
LP – 10511
NNPP – 61
PDP – 3961
ZLP – 73
Total valid votes – 19589
Rejected votes – 438
Total votes cast – 20027