First results start to come in in Newcastle-under-Lymepublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Counting has started in Newcastle-under-Lyme, external, where it's looking hard to predict.
This time it's an all-out election after boundary changes, meaning fewer councillors.
Secondly, there was a switch in power from Labour to Conservatives in December, over voting issues during June's general election.
So it may be the smaller parties who hold the balance of power if no party gets an overall majority.
The first results have started to come in with Labour taking the first two declared, followed by one for the Conservatives:
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