Councils spend thousands on bigger meeting venuespublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
One authority has hired a sports grounds for a Covid-safe meeting, as it can no longer meet online.
Read MoreThe latest updates on the 2019 local elections in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
The Liberal Democrats unexpectedly win Chelmsford from the Tories, and North Norfolk from No Overall Control
Conservatives lose Basildon, Southend, St Albans, Tendring and Peterborough to No Overall Control
The Tories also fail to take one of their target councils, Colchester, where group leader Darius Laws lost his seat to the Greens
Conservatives hold Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Braintree, Maldon and Brentwood
Labour hold Ipswich, Harlow and Cambridge
Independents make gains in Thurrock, which remains in No Overall Control
One authority has hired a sports grounds for a Covid-safe meeting, as it can no longer meet online.
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Read MoreThe roof of the Norfolk hospital is a "direct risk to the life and safety of patients", say board papers.
Read MoreThe health secretary can "see the case" for a new building at a hospital held up by 194 supports.
Read MoreChesterfield boost their hopes of a National League play-off spot thanks to their win over King's Lynn Town.
Read MoreThe Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.
Read MoreThe Beccles seat was held by the Green Party in the East Suffolk by-election.
Read MoreLabour keeps Norwich City Council and the Green Party gains one additional seat.
Read MoreKing's Lynn Town's National League game against Solihull Moors is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at The Walks Stadium.
Read MoreConservatives hold on to power at the county council and take control of Basildon.
Read MoreThe Tories hold Suffolk, but the number of Green councillors trebles.
Read MoreNo party has overall control at the county council or Peterborough, but Labour holds Cambridge.
Read MoreThe county council's leader Andrew Proctor retains his Blofield and Brundall seat.
Read MoreConcerns about bin collections and the state of the high street are believed to be behind the collapse of Labour's control of the council in Harlow, Essex.
Divisions among Labour councillors also caused concern among voters, it is reported.
But campaigning Conservatives in the area said the vaccine programme came up repeatedly on doorsteps, suggesting the success of the roll-out was a major factor in Tory success.
The Tories also seized Redditch and Nuneaton & Bedworth councils in the Midlands from Labour and saw heavy losses across North East local authorities overnight.
Ballots continue to be tallied up across England, Scotland and Wales following the Super Thursday polls - the largest test of political opinion outside a general election.
Conservatives have held onto control of Rochford District Council, external.
Harlow MP, Conservative Robert Halfon, said he was "proud" that the Tories had seized control of the Essex district, tweeting that the authority was now under Conservative control for "only the second time in the history of our town".
Mr Halfon also offered "commiserations to the many hard-working" Labour councillors who had lost their seats.
"Whatever our significant political differences, all political parties want to build an even better Harlow and help people through Covid," he said.
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The former Labour leader of Harlow Council has said he is ""disappointed" about both losing his seat and his party losing control of the authority to the Conservatives.
Labour held onto just one of the seven seats it was contesting.
Mark Ingall said: "I am proud to have served as a Labour councillor and proud to have represented Bush Fair."
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The Conservatives have held onto control of Thurrock Council , externaland took five seats from Independents and one from Labour.