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LONDON (Reuters) - Former deputy prime minister John Prescott said on Friday that Labour had run a "non-campaign" in this week's local and European elections.
In the first results, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives were early winners in the council polls with Labour losing 23 council seats.
"Whilst I knew we were short of money I didn't realise we also lacked the will to fight these elections," Prescott wrote in a blog on the LabourHome website.
He said the blame lay with four government ministers, including Hazel Blears who resigned two days before Thursday's polls.
"The people responsible for this non-campaign -- and make no mistake there was no campaign -- were Harriet Harman, Caroline Flint, Douglas Alexander and yes, our former Communities Secretary Hazel Blears."
The Lib Dems took control of Bristol City Council where power had previously been split while the Tories gained the new unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire, where Labour failed to win a single seat.
"It's early days but I am absolutely delighted," Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg told Sky News.
"The Liberal Democrats now run the vast majority of the big cities outside London in England -- that's a huge development in British politics," he added.
Most of the 34 county and unitary councils holding elections on Thursday waited until Friday morning to start counting votes.
In Lincolnshire the Conservatives retained control, taking an extra 14 seats while Labour lost 15.
By early morning, the Conservatives had gained 18 seats and the Lib Dems one, while Labour were down 23, according to results compiled by the BBC.
European poll results will not be counted until Sunday, when most other European countries vote.
(Reporting by Tim Castle; Editing by Steve Addison)
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