Summary

  • The 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

  1. 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.

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  2. Yeovil Town 3-1 King's Lynn Townpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Tom Knowles scored an early brace as Yeovil Town beat King's Lynn Town 3-1 in the National League at Huish Park.

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  3. Silver seal discovery unlocks Roman mysterypublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    A silver seal found by a metal detectorist has "quite a story to tell", an expert says.

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  4. The place where people deal with their own rubbishpublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Residents are having to take their own waste to the collection vehicles to get rid of it.

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  5. Hancock 'looking closely' at rebuilding hospitalpublished at 20:53 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    The roof of the Norfolk hospital is a "direct risk to the life and safety of patients", say board papers.

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  6. Hancock 'looking closely' at propped-up hospitalpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    The health secretary can "see the case" for a new building at a hospital held up by 194 supports.

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  7. Chesterfield 4-1 King's Lynn Townpublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Chesterfield boost their hopes of a National League play-off spot thanks to their win over King's Lynn Town.

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  8. Tories form alliance for control of councilpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.

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  9. Former council leader misses out on district seatpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The Beccles seat was held by the Green Party in the East Suffolk by-election.

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  10. Labour retains control of Norwich City Councilpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Labour keeps Norwich City Council and the Green Party gains one additional seat.

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  11. King's Lynn Town P-P Solihull Moorspublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    King's Lynn Town's National League game against Solihull Moors is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at The Walks Stadium.

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  12. Tories take Harlow from Labour and oust leaderpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Conservatives hold on to power at the county council and take control of Basildon.

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  13. Conservatives hold county council amid Green gainspublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    The Tories hold Suffolk, but the number of Green councillors trebles.

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  14. Conservatives lose control of Cambridgeshirepublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    No party has overall control at the county council or Peterborough, but Labour holds Cambridge.

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  15. Conservatives hold control of Norfolkpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    The county council's leader Andrew Proctor retains his Blofield and Brundall seat.

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  16. Vaccine rollout key to Tory success in Harlowpublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

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    Broad Walk, Harlow, Essex (archive picture)

    Concerns 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.

  17. Rochford District Council: Conservative holdpublished at 06:56 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Rochford District CouncilImage source, Google

    Conservatives have held onto control of Rochford District Council, external.

  18. Harlow: Conservative MP, Robert Halfon, 'proud' of winpublished at 06:46 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    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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  19. Harlow: Former Labour leader 'disappointed'published at 06:29 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    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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  20. Thurrock Council: Conservative holdpublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

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    The Conservatives have held onto control of Thurrock Council , externaland took five seats from Independents and one from Labour.