23 of 23 councils. Counting complete.
Wiltshire has fully declared moving from Conservatives to no overall control
The Lib Dems are now the biggest party in Gloucestershire but do not have enough seats to control the authority
Reform has taken seats from both Labour and the Conservatives in Wiltshire
Labour is "seeking out the positives," reporter Kelly Morgan writes from Chippenham
But it's "too early" to consider a coalition between Reform and the Conservatives in Wiltshire
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Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
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Our live coverage has ended. You can watch interviews with the winners and losers on BBC Points West from 6.30pm.
There is more reaction on these stories:
Sophie Parker
BBC News, Wiltshire in Trowbridge
Chris Vaughan was the first Reform candidate elected in the central area of Wiltshire today - he will be representing Trowbridge Park.
Looking at the final results, he said it's a "good start".
"We're a standing start. It's very early days. We need to build from there."
Ten Reform candidates have been elected in Wiltshire - Chris said they will be looking at the money: "I think it's just those Reform principles of where can we save money? Can we spend money better? Being a bit more thrifty."
The party is very new - something he acknowledged and said everyone was learning but "there are plenty of passionate people" in Reform.
Chris Vaughan took Trowbridge Park for Reform
Lib Dem Leader Ian Thorn has told BBC Radio Wiltshire he will be announcing his cabinet members tomorrow.
He'll be looking to form an administration before the council meeting on 20 May.
Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
Lisa Spivey, Gloucestershire County Council's Liberal Democrat leader, told the BBC she is "thrilled" with becoming the largest party on the council.
"I'm absolutely thrilled for the group to have grown," she told me.
"We started at 16 before the election and now we're the largest party.
"The message we put out resonated with voters."
Asked about negotiations with parties to form a coalition, she said: "We'll be taking stock and look at all the options in order to ensure we can give that stability."
Sophie Parker
BBC News, Wiltshire in Trowbridge
The Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, Brian Mathew, has been at Trowbridge supporting his party colleagues.
"I think the future is golden," he said as it became clear they would have more seats on Wiltshire Council than the Conservatives.
"Often people often vote against a party rather than for a party if I'm being totally honest.
"The Tories have got tired. There's a lot of angry people out there too who are fed up with things generally and I think that's part of the reason."
Edward Rowe
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire
Five years ago, the Conservatives controlled three councils and had all six MPs in the county.
Now, they've lost control of all their councils and only have one MP left in Gloucestershire.
On one side they've been squeezed out by the Liberal Democrats and the Greens whilst on the other, Reform UK have made significant gains becoming the second largest party.
For Labour, they will be feeling particularly frustrated, as they now have more MPs than county councillors - with the leader of the group John Bloxsom saying it's clear people are venting frustration at the national government.
Dan O'Brien
Political reporter, BBC Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council has declared its full results - with the Liberal Democrats replacing the Conservatives as the largest party.
Richard Clewer, who has been re-elected as a Conservative councillor and who was the council's leader before the election, told the BBC: "It's really frustrating to be going from controlling the council that was under control.
"That was delivering outstanding children's services, all the rest of it. We were performing on every level.
"It's some cold comfort that if you look at the results across the country we seem to have done better than most other Conservative councils. But that really isn't saying anything at the scale of what's happened.
"It creates some very significant questions Wiltshire needs to answer over the next few days."
Wiltshire Council now fully declared - 37 Cons, Ind 7, Lab 1, Lib Dem 43, Reform 10.
In Wiltshire, 95 of 98 seats now declared. The Lib Dems on 41 and Tories 36, meaning the Lib Dems are the biggest party there.
Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
In Gloucestershire:
The Liberal Democrats lead the race to be the largest party on Gloucestershire County Council for two decades - but will be short of having overall control.
There are two seats left to be counted, but it is unlikely the party will win those.
This means the Lib Dems will need to negotiate with other parties to form a coalition and run the council.
Meanwhile, Reform is the second biggest party on the council with the Greens as the third.
The Conservatives lost about 20 councillors and Labour will only have one.
In Wiltshire:
Wiltshire Council also becomes no overall control, for the first time since 2000.
Votes are still being counted across the county, and it could still be either the Liberal Democrats or the Conservatives
Reform could become the second biggest party with at least seven councillors.
Edward Rowe
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire
Two sides of the political spectrum have swept through the Forest of Dean upending the political landscape.
Reform have taken all four Conservative seats in the district and the Labour seat of Cinderford - which has never been anything other then red.
It was felt the Conservatives had done enough to hold onto at least one of their seats, but, like in Cheltenham they have been wiped out.
The Greens held onto both their seats and the Liberal Democrats returned one councillor.
It's a stark picture for Labour as well with MP Matt Bishop's old seat on Forest of Dean District Council going to Reform.
Paul Barltrop
Political Editor, West of England
The Liberal Democrats have won seven of Tewkesbury's eight wards.
The remaining seat was one by Reform UK.
That means the Lib Dems have won 27 of the 55 seats on Gloucestershire County Council, they could be very shy of an overall majority.
The Lib Dem leader Lisa Spivey tells me they’ll take their time to consider how they’ll set up the administration, but it seems likely they will seek cooperation from the enlarged Green group.
Dan O'Brien
Political reporter, BBC Wiltshire
There are still some results to come, but it is now impossible for any party to take majority control of Wiltshire Council.
Usually a Conservative stalwart, with easy comfortable majorities, this marks a major shift in the political dynamic which has existed on this council since it was created in 2009.
Whichever now forms the largest party - it could still be either Lib Dems or Tories - they will need to work out how to govern without having most councillors on their side.
Maddie Simpson
BBC News, Gloucestershire in Cirencester
Final results in for the Cotswold District after a 39% turnout - the Liberal Democrats have gained a seat and the numbers now sit at five Liberal Democrat candidates and three Conservative candidates.
Stephan Fifield lost his Conservative seat to Ian Watson in the Tetbury division - and whilst giving his speech after the results he got rather choked up thanking his wife.
Paul Hodgkinson held his Liberal Democrat seat and said he will be celebrating with champagne.
Meanwhile in the bi-election results, the Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in the Tetbury with Upton Ward division whilst the Liberal Democrats held their seat in Watermoor Ward.
Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
Gloucestershire County Council has a live map illustrating the parties which have taken every ward
Image source, Gloucestershire County CouncilThe darker shade of blue is Conservative, the lighter shade is Reform UK.
Liberal Democrat is yellow, the Green Party is yellow and Labour is red. The grey means there is no result declared.
The black is Independent.
Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
Wiltshire Council has been a true blue council for many years - but as it stands it is a toss-up between the Tories and the Liberal Democrats.
The latest results below - a total of 50 is needed from one party to gain full control.
Tories: 30
Lib Dem: 30
Reform: 7
Independent: 6
Labour: 1
Dan O'Brien, BBC Radio Wiltshire's political reporter, reports the overall turnout figure for Wiltshire Council is noticably down from the previous election by about 4%.
Sophie Parker
BBC News, Wiltshire in Trowbridge
The results are coming in very fast here in County Hall in Trowbridge.
The first to be declared was Bowerhill - Conservative Nick Holder retained his seat. His name might be recognisable to many in Wiltshire as he has held a cabinet position for highways.
He said he felt "honoured" to be elected again. On seeing Reform taking seats he said: "Personally I find it disappointing - this authority has been held up as an exemplar, we're financially stable, but clearly residents are unhappy and we have to respect their views."
There was a lot of cheering when the first Reform seat was taken here: Chris Vaughan is now the councillor for Trowbridge Park. Chris Brautigam for Reform has also taken Southwick.
The Liberal Democrats are popular in this area have have continued to keep some seats in Trowbridge.
Dan O'Brien
Political reporter, BBC Wiltshire in Salisbury
Speaking on BBC Radio Wiltshire having been re-elected into his council seat, Wiltshire's Conservative leader Richard Clewer urged his partly to "take some time to work out what it is we're offering" nationally.
He said it was "sad we've seen some good councillors lose their seats" but for the most part “on the local level where we have seen really active councillors who have been really engaged in their communities, they’ve held their seats”.
He said it remains too hard to tell which way the overall council result is going to go, but responding to the new dynamic of Reform UK eating into their vote, he urged caution.
“We’ve got to be really careful as a party about drawing too many conclusions too quickly,” saying talk of replacing Kemi Badenoch as the national leader is “crazy”.
Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire in Stroud
As if by magic the sports hall is once again ready for football, gymnastics and badminton!
Leigh Boobyer
BBC News, West of England
In Gloucestershire, Reform has nine and the Greens have eight seats, taking some from the Conservatives.
The Liberal Democrats are the closest to taking overall country of Gloucestershire County Council as they now have 20 seats.
A total of 28 seats are needed in Gloucestershire for a party to take control of the council.
Reform gained Independent candidate Nick Housden's seat in Stroud, who has been mired in controversy and accusations.
Stroud Central, which was formerly held by ex-Labour MP David Drew, has been picked up by Greens.
The Conservatives have six seats, three of which in the Cotswolds. There is one Labour ward and one Independent.
In Wiltshire, it is a not too dissimilar story.
Reform have taken seats off Labour and Conservatives, while the Lib Dems have also taken a seat off the Conservatives.
The Conservatives have held at least four seats, while the Liberal Democrats similarly has held on to some.
The number of seats a party needs to run Wiltshire Council is 50.
