No overall control for Leicestershire County Council

Summary

Leicestershire County Council has no overall control but Reform are the largest party after all seats have declared
The Conservatives have 15 seats but council leader Nick Rushton lost his seat to Reform
Liberal Democrats have 11 seats, Labour now hold two, the Greens have one and one is Independent
This could be the last time Leicestershire goes to the polls to elect county councillors

Live Reporting

Edited by Matt Bunn

Lib Dems take Mallorypublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 2 May
Mark Bools has won Mallory for the Liberal Democrats from the Tories, which has been beaten into third place in this seat by Reform.
Mark Bools (Liberal Democrat) - 1,179
Joel Hollowell (Reform) - 1063
James Michael Paterson (Conservative) - 690
Jim Buck (Green) - 124
Andre Wheeler (Labour) - 124
Reform wins Whitwickpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Reform has also taken Whitwick, where the Conservative Party had a majority of 1,300 after the election in 2021.
Joseph Boam has beaten previous councillor Tony Gillard, who polled less than half his score from the last election.
Boam, who is chairman of Reform's North West Leicestershire branch, wrote on X: "As chairman I’m so proud of my brilliant candidates for all their hard work.
"Thank you to every voter who put their trust in us."
Joseph Boam (Reform) - 1,601
Tony Gillard (Conservative) - 1,016
Peter Moult (Labour) - 612
Morgan Burke (Liberal Democrats) - 174
James William Unwin (Green) - 172
Leicestershire's political mappublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 2 May
The political map of Leicestershire County Council looks a lot different this afternoon.
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Conservatives hold Syston Ridgewaypublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 2 May
Simon Bradshaw has held Syston Ridgeway for the Conservatives.
Simon John Bradshaw (Conservative) - 896
Ian Edward Hayes (Reform) - 831
Rebekka Helen Yates (Green) - 825
David Brentnall (Labour) - 120
Marianne Gilbert (Liberal Democrats) - 59
The final tallypublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 2 May
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Lib Dems hold Hollycroftpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 2 May
Anne Pendlebury has been elected to the seat in Hollycroft for the Liberal Democrats, which was previously held by David Bill.
Ann Pendlebury (Liberal Democrat) - 1,372
Harry Masters (Reform) - 991
Connor Jordan Harris (Conservative) - 347
Lesley Ann Panton (Labour) - 125
Richard John Ansell (Green) - 69
Julie Randles (Independent) 19
Noel Charles Cook (Alliance for Democracy and Freedom) 14
Lib Dems hold Laundepublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Simon Galton has retained his Launde seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Simon James Galton (Liberal Democrat) - 1,732
Jack Thomas Crankshaw (Conservative) - 1,017
Nigel Paul Clarke (Reform) - 986
Colleen Marie Cassidy (Labour) - 175
Melanie Jayne Wakley (Green) - 162
Conservatives win Birstallpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 2 May
Daniel Grimley has won Birstall for the Conservatives.
Daniel John Grimley (Conservative) - 1,433
Michael Kerchey (Reform) - 938
Julie Palmer (Labour) - 720
Paul Stewart John Masters (Green) - 254
Kelvin John Jordan (Liberal Democrat) - 168
Conservatives hold Melton Woldspublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Joe Orson has held his seat in Melton Wolds for the Conservatives.
Joe Orson (Conservative) - 1,321
James Patrick Donovan (Reform) - 958
Steve Carter (Independent) - 382
Martyn John Gower (Green) - 272
Jim Clarke (Labour) - 251
Alan Rodenby (Liberal Democrat) - 192
Malcolm Stephen Smith (Alliance for Democracy and Freedom) - 34
Leicestershire County Council is hung after final seats confirmedpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 2 May
Breaking
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
We've been having a few issues getting the exact polling numbers through for each ward due to technical problems at the council, so we'll post those as soon as we have them.
However, all seats have now declared and Leicestershire County Council will be hung with Reform as the largest party.
That means the Conservatives have lost control of the council for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.
The number of seats won by each party are:
Reform - 25
Conservative - 15
Liberal Democrats - 11
Labour - 2
Green - 1
Independent - 1
Conservatives hold Loughborough Southpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Richard Bailey has held the seat previously held by Ted Parton for the Conservatives.
Richard George Bailey (Conservative) - 1,144
Sara Goodwin (Labour) - 1,040
Jim Foxall - (Reform) - 849
John Paul Barton (Green) - 328
David Robert Frank Walker (Liberal Democrats) - 253
Reform wins Melton Eastpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Andrew Innes has won Melton East for Reform from the Conservatives.
Andrew Colin Gordon Innes (Reform) - 1,090
Pam Posnett (Conservative) - 989
Helen Cliff (Labour) - 581
Allen Thwaites (Independent) - 305
Alastair James McQuillan (Green) - 263
Ian Keith Ridley (Liberal Democrat) - 108
Reform wins Markfield, Desford and Thorntonpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Charles Whitford has won Markfield, Desford and Thornton for Reform from the Conservatives.
Charles Whitford (Reform) - 1,244
Claire Stacey Harris (Conservative) - 1,110
Joyce Crooks (Liberal Democrats) - 541
Geoffrey Robertson Dams (Labour) - 367
Matthew Lee Widdowson (Green) - 216
Conservatives hold Coalville Northpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Craig Smith has held his seat in Coalville North for the Conservatives.
Craig Andrew Smith (Conservative) - 1,280
Elliott Gerrald Charles Allman (Reform) - 1,100
Rebecca Louise Pawley (Labour) - 433
Amanda Briers (Liberal Democrats) - 155
David Neil Kellock (Green) - 130
Reform wins Loughborough Northpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Pete Morris has taken Loughborough North for Reform from Labour.
Pete Morris (Reform) - 1,040
Sarah Dawn Maynard (Labour) - 678
Sarah Louise Monk (Conservative) - 602
Sean Peter Kerslake (Green) - 196
Murray Alexander Sinclair (Liberal Democrat) - 148
Reform has taken Quorn and Barrowpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Paul Rudkin has taken Quorn and Barrow for Reform from the Conservatives.
Paul John Rudkin (Reform) - 1,316
Hilary Jean Fryer (Conservative) - 1,143
Phil Walden (Labour) - 815
Richard John Horrocks (Green) - 365
Carolyn Thornborow (Liberal Democrats) - 230
Lib Dems hold North Wigstonpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Linda Broadley has held on to her seat in North Wigston.
Linda Margaret Broadley (Liberal Democrat) - 882
John Ball (Reform) - 740
Kartik Naresh Kavi (Conservative) - 690
Jay Dyas (Labour) - 214
Ahmed Khwaja (Green) - 199
Reform takes Earl Shiltonpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Martin England has taken Earl Shilton for Reform from the Conservatives.
Martin Richard England (Reform) - 1,191
Patrick Weightman (Liberal Democrat) - 846
Richard George Allen (Conservative) - 607
Paul Neil Gurney (Labour) - 147
Cassie Wells (Green) - 119
Tom Smith - (Independent) - 41
Dee Deighton - (Independent) - 18
Reform takes Narborough and Whetstonepublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 2 May
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Andrew Thorp has taken Narborough and Whetstone for Reform.
Andrew Peter Thorp (Reform) - 1,403
Nigel Grundy (Conservative) - 812
Mike Jelfs (Green) - 492
Lisa Jane Pendery-Hunt (Labour) - 291
Ande Savage (Liberal Democrat) 261
Danuta Bernadette Jeeves (Independent) - 56
Leicestershire will be a hung council with two seats left to declarepublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 2 May
Breaking
Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
It looks like Leicestershire County Council will be hung.
With two seats left to declare, Reform is leading with 24, followed by the Conservatives with 14.
That means Reform can achieve a maximum of 26 of the 55 seats, two short of an overall majority.