East Staffordshire: Conservatives hold
Wyre Forest: Conservatives lose control
Stafford Borough: Conservative hold
South Staffordshire: Conservatives hold
Staffs Moorlands: Tories lose control
Wychavon: Conservatives retain control
Malvern Hills: Conservatives lose control
Bromsgrove: Conservatives hold
Lichfield: Conservatives hold
Solihull: Tory majority cut to just one
Warwick: Conservatives lose control
Stratford-upon-Avon: Conservatives hold
Herefordshire: Conservatives lose control
Cannock Chase: Labour lose control
Redditch: Conservatives hold
Walsall: Conservatives gain overall control
Worcester: Conservatives lose control
Telford and Wrekin: Labour boosts majority
Dudley Council: Cons and Lab tie
Stoke-on-Trent: No overall control
Rugby: Conservatives hold
Sandwell: Labour claim every seat
Wolverhampton: Labour hold
North Warwickshire: Conservatives hold
Tamworth: Conservatives hold
Coventry: Labour hold
Allen Cook
BBC News
With almost all wards declared tonight, Labour is still in control of Wolverhampton City Council.
It went into the evening with 51 of the council's 60 seats, with a third of those up for election.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The Conservative Party's held on to control of North Warwickshire Borough Council with the results declared so far.
Needing a majority of 18 for overall control, they've already secured 21 of the 35 available seats.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Tamworth Borough Council is still under Conservative control.
With 10 of the 30 seats being voted on, and the Tories needing 16 for a majority, the Tories have 22 after results were declared, with Labour, the next largest group, on five.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The Conservative Party has taken overall control of Walsall Council with those gains from Labour we told you about earlier, plus other results declared so far.
It had been running the authority as a minority administration, with 30 of the 60 seats, but with a third of the council up for election this year and those early outcomes, they've taken a step forward.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Labour has held on to overall control of Coventry City Council, our colleagues at BBC Coventry and Warwickshire are telling us., external
Labour went into the evening with 40 of the authority's 54 seats, with only 18 up for election this time.
Allen Cook
BBC News
It's a good start to the night for the Conservative Party in Walsall as it's made a second gain from Labour.
The Tories went into the night as a minority administration with 30 of the 60 seats.
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The earlier gain was in Bloxwich East.
Allen Cook
BBC News
A first result of the night too from Coventry City Council - the Conservatives have held Woodlands Ward.
A third of the council was up for election and Labour had control as polls opened, with 40 of the 54 seats.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
We have a result from Dudley Borough Council where the Conservatives have held Kingswinford South.
Going into this election, remember, the Tories held 35 seats to Labour's 36.
A third of the authority's 72 seats were up for election.
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Allen Cook
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We told you earlier that turnout in Wolverhampton was provisionally put at 27%, external.
Well, some wards are declaring with lower turnouts than that projected average, according to Local Democracy Reporter Tom Dare, who's been tweeting about East Park.
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Allen Cook
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We have our first result from finely-balanced Walsall Council and it could be a big one - the Conservatives have taken a seat from Labour.
Remember, going into the election, the minority-administration Tories had control with 30 out of 60 seats.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Rugby Borough Council and Wolverhampton City Council have declared their first results:
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Allen Cook
BBC News
We're getting results from Sandwell Council.
Labour's held the Friar Park ward, the authority's tweeted. Now, as Labour had 70 of the 72 seats going into the election, and with only a third of them up this year, it's not about to lose its grip on control:
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Voter turnout in Wolverhampton looks to be down on last year's local elections.
With a third of seats up for election this year, the city council's put out a provisional turnout of 27%., external
Last May, it said the official turnout was 28%., external
It looks like we have our first result of the night.
North Warwickshire Borough Council says Labour has a seat in the Polesworth East ward. It's a hold for the party.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Well, after considering some of the close battles in the West Midlands, let's look at who was in control of some of the other authorities before polling opened.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilWe're expecting results for the following authorities before 07:00:
Allen Cook
BBC News
We're already hearing from our reporters at two counts that voter turnout could be low this year:
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Allen Cook
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For those wondering why, with the polls closing at 22:00, we aren't already getting results, it's not a simple case of counting the votes as they arrive.
There are checks that the number of ballot papers in each box matches the number of ballot papers issued.
Assuming they do match, we get on with the counting, but if they don't, people try to work out why or recount the ballot box at least twice until they get the same number of ballot papers on two consecutive counts. , external
Which means we're probably not going to get results until about midnight , externalat the earliest.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Right... We've told you where people are voting, reminded you of those on a knife-edge, and shared the view of our political editor, Patrick Burns.
But let's get down to the key question, when are we expecting results?
Well, with the polls closed, some of our councils are already beginning to count while others will wait until tomorrow.
Over the next few hours, we're expecting 11 councils to reveal their results. Let's recap here:
Local Democracy Reporting Service
George Makin
One of the closest battles is for control of Dudley Borough Council.
Things are tight there - of the 72 seats, the Conservative Party has 35 to Labour's 36.
Although people have only been voting on a third of the seats, one gain or loss could see a swing in power.
There's some time to go before any results are announced, but a lot of eyes are on the Norton ward held by the borough's sole independent - it's been a target for both Labour and Conservatives.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Gurdip Thandi
A swing of just one seat could see overall control of Walsall Council change tonight.
The first ballot boxes have arrived and counting of the votes has started - a third of seats are up for grabs this year.
The Conservatives rule things as the largest block, but it's a minority administration. They hold 30 of the 60 seats on the authority while Labour has 28 and the Liberal Democrats have two.
Labour and Liberal Democrats ruled as a coalition before the Tories took control in May 2018. Should they wish to continue the pact, a single gain could see them back in power.