Thanks for being with us today. We've had some big news from our part of the world.

Here's a complete roundup of what happened with our councils:

• The Tories lost Swindon to Labour for the first time in 20 years
• The Liberal Democrats strengthened their position in the Cotswolds
• They also became the first ever party to hold Bath and North East Somerset
• Tewkesbury and South Gloucestershire were lost by the Conservatives to No Overall Control
• North Somerset and the Forest of Dean remained with No Overall Control

There's more coverage and analysis on Points West on BBC One West at 6.30pm.

Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire's political reporter, Bernie O'Neill, Progressive Independent councillor for the Ruspidge ward in Forest of Dean said:

"I'm disappointed, we've lost two cabinet members and one who decided not to stand. Really from now on, it's a bit of wheeling and dealing with other parties.

"It all depends whether the Greens will fall into bed with another party, and we'll have to do the same.

"We're hoping we have a good future, and other independent members can join with us. We feel we're progressive, we're non-political. We've got people who have left parties on the left and right to join together for people of the Forest."

Tewkesbury has switched to a hung council - where no party has overall control.

It's another loss for the Conservatives.

No change in North Somerset.

We've heard back from the Lib Dem press office who have given us a statement on Chris Twells.

Remember, he's won a seat in the Cotswolds but is already a councillor in Salford.

• Full story: Councillor who won second seat 150 miles away quits

Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

The final numbers are in.

The Greens have 15 councillors - gaining eight.

Labour has five, gaining two.

The Progressive Independents Group have four, losing three.

The Conservatives have four, losing two. The Independent Group have three, losing six.

Carmelo Garcia
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Newly-elected Cotswold Councillor Chris Twells is expected to resign from the council he represents more than 150 miles away.

The Liberal Democrat candidate has been elected to represent Tetbury with Upton ward on Cotswold District Council.

His candidacy sparked controversy both in Gloucestershire and Salford where he represents Ordsall on the city council.

The Cotswold Tories had called on the Lib Dems to withdraw him as a candidate as he already represented residents on the Salford council.

However, he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service before last night’s count that he felt he was in with a good chance of winning the Cotswold District seat.

“In which case I will resign as a Salford city councillor,” he said.

Image source, LDRS

Dan O'Brien
Political reporter, BBC Wiltshire

Labour has won control of Swindon Borough Council – after two decades of a Conservative majority here.

This town was seen as a key target for Labout to win back, as Swindon has such form for reflecting national voting patters.

They had a lot riding on success here, throwing huge amounts of party effort, big names, and cash at their campaign this year.

The Conservatives aren’t just “disappointed”, some of their ranks describe feeling “decimated” - not just losing the seats they knew would be close, but also several areas traditionally seen as Tory heartlands.

And the longest running leader of Swindon Borough Council, David Renard, has also lost his seat in Hardon Wick to Labour.

We don’t have the full set of results yet – all we know for now is Swindon is now a Labour council.

Our politics reporter at BBC Radio Wiltshire, Dan O'Brien, has confirmed that Labour have taken control of Swindon Borough Council for the first time in 20 years.

Scott Ellis
BBC Points West reporter

Four years ago, there was a Tory wipeout in North Somerset. Their seats dropped from 36 to 13 councillors, mostly at the gain of independents who led a coalition.

This time the independents are losing ground so far, they've only gained one seat. Their losses have been picked up by the Greens and Labour.

There's plenty of counting left here but so far it seems independent voters are returning to more traditional political parties.

Dan O'Brien
Political reporter, BBC Wiltshire

We’re only part way through the results, but already the Conservatives feel they’re about to lose control of Swindon Borough Council - especially with former leader David Renard losing his seat.

Labour has made gains in traditional Tory areas, and the Liberal Democrats have also won a seat at the expense of the Conservatives.

The Conservatives feel they’ve taken a drubbing for mainly national problems – the impact of Boris Johnson’s departure, of the Liz Truss turmoil, of the cost of living and even of the NHS.

They also feel they’ve had a lack of support from the central Conservative Party operation, given this is meant to be a key swing seat.

Labour have put a lot of stock in winning Swindon, one of their key target areas – but its been under Conservative control for two decades.

The former leader of Swindon Borough Council, David Renard has lost his seat to Stanka Adamcova of the Labour Party in the Haydon Wick ward.

A bad start for the Conservatives so far.

Lib Dems have gained seats in Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Churchdown St Johns and Cleeve Hill.

The Greens have taken both seats in Tewkesbury East.

Current council leader, Tim Gwilliam, has retained his seat at Berry Hill

Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

And a big upset in the Bream ward. The Progressive Independents Group have lost both seats to the Greens.

That means deputy leader, Paul Hiett, has lost his seat, along with cabinet member for Finance and Waste, Richard Leppington.

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Ross Pollard
Politics Reporter, BBC Somerset

Image source, Alain Lockyer

The Liberal Democrats have swept the board at the new Taunton Town Council election. Of the 20 seats, 19 went to Liberal Democrat councillors and one seat went to the Conservatives. Those councillors will now represent 14 newly created wards. The council only came into being last month, the first town council for the town in almost 50 years.

Every other town and village in the new Somerset Council area has its own parish or town council, so when the district councils in April were scrapped it was decided that Taunton needed one too, to make sure people are properly represented.

Clare Hunt has just gained the Nailsea Youngwood for Labour from an independent incumbent.

The Labour group are saying she is the first Labour councillor in Nailsea for over 40 years - we're working to verify that now.

Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

The Conservatives have lost their Newnham seat to the Greens. The other seat in the ward is retained by the Greens.

Elsewhere in the Forest:

• Lydney North is a Conservative hold
• Lydney West and Aylburton is a Green hold
• The Greens have retained Lydbrook ward
• The Greens have held St Briavels ward

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A Liberal Democrat candidate will now represent two places - 160 miles away from each other.

Chris Twells has won Tetbury with Upton - a Gloucestershire ward which contains the family residence of King Charles III - while he already represents Ordsall in north-west England.

• Read the full story here

From Scott Ellis at the count: "North Somerset Conservative leader Nigel Ashton keeps Gordano Valley seat. First result."