The Residents Association has gained Uttlesford District Council, in Essex, from the Conservatives.

The loss of three seats by UKIP and a gain of three by independents were the only changes at Great Yarmouth Borough Council, external.

The Conservatives retained all 20 seats to maintain control and Labour held its 15 leaving one single UKIP member returned to the council.

Adrian Thompson, who stood as an independent, won by a landslide with more than 1,000 votes in what was the Tory safe seat of Fleggburgh.

He said that watching county and borough councillors' allowances increasing when taxes have gone up is a disgrace.

"A lot of people do not realise they get paid and the borough councillors have been given a rise," he said.

"When council bills are going up I don't think it's right they should have an increase in pay."

The Labour Party has held control of Norwich Council after winning 27 of the 39 seats available, four fewer than it won the last time these seats were up for election in 2018.

The Green Party won nine seats, four more than last time. The Liberal Democrats won three seats, the same as last time.

A full breakdown of results for Norwich will be available from the council website, external, and for full national results use the BBC's live results service.

This story has been generated using BBC election data and some automation.

The Conservatives have taken a hit at Babergh District Council, external in south Suffolk - losing their overall majority.

There were 11 fewer seats than at the last election in 2015, but the Tories still remain the largest party.

Eight Independents were elected with four Green councillors, three Liberal Democrats and two Labour.

Conservative leader John Ward said: "I would like to think as the largest group we would be able to form some sort of coalition.

"We have 15 out of the 32 - it's not a majority but it's something I think we can work with others to form an administration that is representative of all views."

The Conservatives have retained control of Breckland District Council, external in Norfolk, but have lost five seats.

UKIP have lost all four of their seats.

Labour gained four, Independents three and the Greens two.

There were no Lib Dems on the council heading into these elections, and the party has failed to win a seat this time.

The Conservatives have won power in the first election at the new West Suffolk Council, external that was formed from a merger of St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Forest Heath District Council.

The new council will be made up of 36 Conservatives, 15 independents, seven West Suffolk Independents, five Labour and one Green.

Eight seats were uncontested and turnout was 31.79% with over 33,000 ballot papers issued, the council said.

The first meeting of the new council will take place on 22 May, when a leader and a chairperson will be elected.

The former leader of Forest Heath District Council has failed to be elected to the newly formed West Suffolk Council, external.

James Waters blamed national politics for affecting local results.

"Knocking on the doors and talking to people we found it was not personal to what we were doing locally," he said.

"It was purely a message to Westminster 'you need to get yourself sorted'.

"People are fed up with being messed about."

West Suffolk Council was formed by a merger of the former Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury district councils.

The final results from East Cambridgeshire District Council, external are in and the Conservatives have just about managed to retain control, despite heavy losses to the Liberal Democrats.

The Lib Dems gained 12 seats - 11 from the Tories and one from an independent.

Although there have been boundary changes, these are big gains for the Lib Dems, eating into the clear majority Tories has at the last election.

It leaves the Conservatives with 15 of the council's 28 seats.

The Lib Dems now hold 13 seats, compared to the one seat they had after the last round of elections.

A former leader of the Conservatives on both Suffolk County Council, external and Waveney District Council, Mark Bee has failed to be elected to the new East Suffolk Council, external.

He left his post at the county council in 2015 after four years in charge following a cabinet row and an unsuccessful challenge to his leadership.

East Suffolk has been created from a merger of Waveney District Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council.

Another ex-leader of the county council - Conservative Colin Noble - has failed to be elected to West Suffolk Council, external.

The authority has also held its first elections since it was formed from a merger of Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council.

The Conservatives have held East Cambridgeshire District Council, external.

The count is under way at Uttlesford District Council, external in Saffron Walden, Essex. We are expecting the result around 17:00.

The Conservatives had a large majority of seats heading into Thursday's elections for all 39 seats.

Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

Despite several gains by the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives will retain East Cambridgeshire District Council, external after they have held enough other seats.

The Tories had a large majority of seats going into Thursday's elections.

We're waiting for the results for Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, where all 39 seats at the Conservative-run local authority are up for grabs.

However, 12 of them were uncontested, so the Tories have automatically won them without any votes being cast.

In a BBC feature published earlier this week, the Electoral Reform Society called it "a disaster for faith in politics".

Image source, Geograph/Richard Humphrey

Leader Vince Cable hails local election results as "positive" as he meets supporters in Essex.

While Chelmsford's Conservative MP was "visibly upset" as her party lost its massive majority and control at the city council, one of the national party leaders has pitched up in the county town and in Colchester with a smile on his face.

Colchester was a target council for the Tories, but they lost one seat and it remains in a situation where no single party has overall control.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has been congratulate local party members.

"It's not just Chelmsford - we've done massively well across the country," he said.

"People are fed up with the complete deadlock in government.

"The future of the health service, homelessness, underfunding in social services, education and knife crime have all been neglected.

"We want to stop Brexit and we want a 'people's vote' so that ultimately people can decide which way we go on the matter."

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

Ben Schofield
Political Reporter, BBC Look East

With more councils being declared, two trends are emerging: the Conservatives taking a hit and the Liberal Democrats gaining ground.

Unlike in other areas of England, Labour are – so far – more or less holding their ground in the East.

Peterborough slipped from Tory control. Their slender majority of one was wiped out. They’re still the biggest party but are three short of overall control.

It’s likely they’ll continue running the council as a minority administration, backed by votes from the hyper-local Werrington First group, who hold all three seats in their ward. The only UKIP councillor in the East lost his seat here.

Labour held Cambridge City while the Greens lost their seat. But the party did gain a seat in Peterborough.

Conservative MP Vicky Ford is visibly upset during a BBC interview as the Tories lose a comfortable majority in Chelmsford.

Doug Faulkner
BBC News Online

Hundreds of ballot papers were rejected across Essex with many people making their feelings on Brexit and politics in general known by spoiling their papers.

Basildon Council saw 794 papers rejected while more than 280 were spoiled in Rochford.

Some voters have said they spoilt their ballots in protest against the government handling of Brexit and the lack of a party to represent them.

Doug Faulkner
BBC News Online

The Conservatives have lost control of four councils across Essex.

Chelmsford City Council was the scene of the biggest surprise. The Lib Dems overturned a 45-seat majority to take over the authority.

Southend, Basildon and Tendring fell to no overall control, while Thurrock and Colchester also remained without an outright majority.

There were Conservative holds in Castle Point, Maldon, Epping, Rochford, Brentwood and Braintree.

Harlow stayed under Labour control.