LONDON (AP) — Voters punished the opposition Labour Party in Scotland as the results rolled in Friday for local and regional elections — races that underscored divisions in the public mood across the United Kingdom. The elections demonstrated the complexity of British politics in the final weeks before Britons vote in a critical referendum on whether the country should remain in the European Union. Sadiq Khan, a 45-year-old Labour lawmaker, is the favorite to replace Conservative Boris Johnson, after a race marred by American-style negative campaigning and allegations of extremism and fear-mongering. Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, a wealthy environmentalist, has described Khan as "dangerous" and accused his opponent of giving "platforms, oxygen and even cover" to Islamic extremists —a charge repeated by Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior Conservatives. The pro-independence Scottish National Party secured a third term in government in the county's parliamentary elections.