The leader of the Labour group in Warwick has lost her seat on the council to a Green Party candidate.

Three Green councillors - Ian Davidson, Amy Evans and Naveen Tangri - have now been elected to the Leamington Brunswick ward.

The Conservatives and Labour have suffered losses, with smaller parties and independents taking seats countrywide.

Polls took place for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University, explains how the "dominance" of the Conservative and Labour parties has come under pressure.

The Lib Dems have taken three seats from the Conservatives on Warwick District Council.

Andrew Milton, Kate Dickson, Richard Dickson have been elected in the St John's District Ward.

The Tories have held two seats in Cubbington and Leek Wootton.

All seats are being contested at the Conservative-held council.

A Conservative council leader who lost his majority says she should "consider her position".

Express and Star

Here's how the Express & Star is reporting the local election results so far:

• Tories make gains as vote collapse fails to materialise, external
• Major parties suffer in local elections as voters vent Brexit frustration, external
• Wolverhampton local election results: Labour in control but Tories gain one seat, external

Independent parties in Herefordshire have picked up seats from other parties, BBC Hereford and Worcester's political reporter tweets.

The Conservatives only have a majority through the casting vote of the chairman.

One of the big results saw the Conservative Party seize overall control of Walsall Council, taking two seats off Labour.

This is what leader Mike Bird had to say about the prime minister's input in the council election result:

However, the party couldn't make enough gains to take Dudley Borough Council as it tied with Labour for the number of seats, although, with a Tory mayor, it has a casting vote when it comes to deciding later this month who'll lead the authority.

Elsewhere, the Tories lost their majority in Worcester but held on to North Warwickshire, Rugby and Tamworth.

Labour, meanwhile, held on to Coventry, Sandwell, Telford and Wrekin and Wolverhampton.

In Stoke-on-Trent, Labour failed to gain overall control, despite targeting the local authority.

Nationally the Green party has gained 42 councillors so far, with one of them winning in Worcester with almost 58% of the vote, toppling a Conservative opponent.

The success means the Green Party now has three city councillors.

The Green gain means the city council is now made up of 17 Conservatives, 15 Labour councillors and three Greens – meaning the Tories lost their overall majority.

Marjory Bisset said she was delighted to have been elected and it was a great honour.

James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Results have started to trickle in for the Malvern Hills District Council with the Conservatives holding all contested seats so far.

Image source, Herefordshire Council

We're also expecting results for yesterday's election in Herefordshire where the Conservatives only have a majority through the casting vote of the chairman.

The Conservatives are expected to retain Wychavon and Wyre Forest District Councils but their majorities may be eroded.

In Bromsgrove, the Independent candidates there are feeling very confident, they might be hopeful of claiming the seat of Conservative council leader Geoff Denaro.

A business chief has said it's a "real shame" no one party has been given a "clear mandate" to control the council in Dudley,

Both parties now have 36 seats, keeping the council under no overall control although the Tories are expected to take power from Labour.

Corin Crane, chief executive of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, said what's needed is a council with a "clear mandate to address some of our local issues".

"We know that manufacturing is struggling at the moment, and we've got some issues around importing but in an area like Dudley we've got a massive regeneration agenda to push through, and our school improvements need to be done.

"What we want is a council focusing on the task locally, not another hung parliament for them," he added.

The leader of the Conservative group at Stoke-on-Trent City Council has refused to be drawn on whether she'd like to be leader of the authority, but hinted she may be willing to take over.

"I'm not sure anybody enters politics if they haven't maybe had a little thought about perhaps where they'd like to see themselves, " said Abi Brown.

The city council will remain under no overall control despite being targeted by the Labour party.

Labour, which lost five seats, has 16 councillors, the Tories have 15 and the City Independents 12 seats.

The Conservatives and the City Independents say they're "hopeful" of working together again to run the authority.

"We'll have to see what happens over the next few weeks," Ms Brown added.

Keith Wedgebury
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

Counting is under way in Warwick District, where all seats are being contested.

The Conservative-held council area bucked the national trend by voting for Britain to remain in the European Union.

New ward boundaries mean the number of councillors will be reduced from 46 to 44.

The current political make up of the district council is: The Conservative have 30 seats, Labour nine, Whitnash Residents Associations (Independent) three, Liberal Democrats two, Green one, and Independent one.

Counting is also under way in Stafford, at the town's leisure centre.

All seats are being contested with the borough council previously being made up of 30 Conservatives, six Labour and four independent councillors.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
David Irwin

It could be a tough day for the ruling Conservative group on Solihull Borough Council.

They have been in overall control here since 2011, but have a majority of just five.

With a third of the council up for election, the Tories will have to defend more than a dozen of the 17 seats up for grabs this time.

Judging by other results overnight, the outcome in the Elmdon, Olton and Lyndon seats could be interesting.

Conservatives have definitely profited from a slump in Lib Dem support in Solihull in recent years, but in many other parts of the country Vince Cable's party have very much profited this time.

Counts will take place at a further 15 councils across the West Midlands today.

Image source, LDRS

A third of seats are being contested in Solihull, with the count at North Solihull Sports Centre now under way.

Seventeen seats were contested in yesterday's elections with the Conservatives hoping to hang on to power, with the ruling group having a majority of five.

A new party leader will be decided upon after the results after the decision of Councillor Bob Sleigh to stand down.

Marian McNamee
Reporter, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Counting has started at Stratford Leisure Centre in the district and parish council elections.

All 36 seats are being contested on the district council, with the Conservatives expected to retain control.

Previously the council was made up of 27 Conservatives, four Lib Dems, four independent councillors and one vacancy.

The Conservatives will be hoping to hang on to their longstanding control of Cheshire East Council when votes are counted this afternoon.

Image source, Google

The Conservatives have a majority of 16, but the 33 remaining seats are split between Labour, the Liberal Democrats, independent members and a series of local groups.

The opposition parties are all highlighting the series of police investigations at the council which are looking into the way contracts were awarded, and land was bought.

They are also citing the long-term suspensions of the council's three most senior managers, all of whom have resigned.

The Conservatives say the council is strong after its "historic" problems, but Labour says it has "lurched from scandal to scandal".

Conservative losses across the country reflect anger among voters over Brexit, said Stratford-on-Avon MP, Nadhim Zahawi.

Nationally the party has lost about 400 seats.

The Education Minister called on voters to rally behind Theresa May's deal.

"Because we haven't been able to deliver Brexit on March 29 we are seeing these results," he said.

"The prime minister has stretched every sinew, she has tried everything."

Counting in Stratford District Council is set to start at 09:00.

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Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

The former Conservative council leader in Coventry, Ken Taylor, lost his Earlsdon seat to Labour's Becky Gittins.

The makeup of the council in the city remains the same after a Conservative gain in the Bablake seat.

Mr Taylor has represented the ward for 33 years.

Thanking him for his service, she said "regardless of party politics" it would be "a difficult role to fill".

"I would like to thank residents for voting for change in Earlsdon," she added.