Liam Barnes
BBC News

The Conservatives have won the election for the post of police and crime commissioner for Derbyshire.

Angelique Foster earned 149,749 votes, with Labour's Hardyal Singh Dhindsa receiving 117,564.

Mr Dhindsa, who was elected PCC in 2016, had earlier retained his Normanton ward seat during Derby City Council's elections.

Liberal Democrat Stan Heptinstall and Reform UK's Timothy Prosser were eliminated after the first round of voting.

Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

Both the Conservatives and Labour groups in Nottinghamshire County Council will now have to put their minds to choosing a new leader following the election results announced today.

The Tories - who retook control of the authority for the first time in 12 years - are set to appoint a successor to Kay Cutts, who confirmed she would step down last year, while Labour will look to find a replacement for Alan Rhodes, who lost his Worksop North seat.

Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter

Not a whitewash, but one Conservative MP's claiming a "blue rinse" for Leicestershire following today's election.

They've got plenty to celebrate – gaining six seats, to reach a dominating total of 42 out of the 55 seats at County Hall in Glenfield.

All that, from just over 51.3% of the vote.

It leaves the major opposition, the Lib Dems, with nine councillors - down from 13 - with lots to think about.

Group leader Simon Galton kept his seat in Launde but saw his majority slip from almost 900 to 190.

He says national issues dominated the campaigning, and the fact that it wasn't focused on local issues "is a failure on our part".

The last result in Oadby was delayed by a recount, and another gain for the Tories in the heart of traditionally Lib Dem territory.

Labour has reached another new low in terms of the number of councillors here. They had six, but now have four.

As is often the case, Leicestershire seems to have reflected what's happened nationally.

The city of Leicester provided a crumb of red comfort, with a hold for Labour in the North Evington by-election.

The Tories win control in Leicestershire for the sixth straight election.

England opener Rory Burns makes his fourth half-century in seven innings this season as Surrey hit back against Leicestershire.

Steven Mullaney's 117 sees Nottinghamshire build a big first-innings lead and stay on top of Essex.

The Tories win nine more seats after they took control of the authority in 2017.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

Counting has begun for the election of Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner.

A result is expected later this evening.

Derby City Council also confirmed it's started counting votes for its two remaining seats in the Darley ward.

Image source, Derby City Council

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

Today's results mean that, for the first time, the Conservatives have had back-to-back administrations at the council.

Labour saw its share of seats on the authority, which it has held for 36 years out of the past 48, reduce from 24 seats to 14.

With the defeat of Labour leader Paul Smith and fellow party runner Steve Marshall-Clarke, nearly the whole of the Amber Valley map is now blue – with a Green Party victory in Duffield preventing a Tory clean sweep.

Image source, Derbyshire County Council

This has been compounded by the blow of the Labour group's deputy leader, Mick Wall, also losing his seat.

The map is also entirely blue in South Derbyshire, with the Tories completing a clean sweep of all eight divisions.

It shows a further march from Derbyshire away from its historic voting patterns, as the "Red Wall" turns blue.

Alex Regan
BBC News

The Tories have held a seat in a Blaby District Council by-election.

The Stanton and Flamville ward was vacant after councillor Sheila Scott retired in 2020, after nearly a decade in office.

Conservative candidate Mike Shirley won with 1,651 votes, with Liberal Democrat Luke Cousin finishing second with 552 votes.

It is only the second time since 1977 the Conservatives have won control of the council.

Alex Regan
BBC News

The Conservatives have made sizeable gains and increased their majority at Derbyshire County Council.

The Tories now hold 45 seats out of 64 - previously they had 36.

It comes after a massive swing to the Tories in 2017, when they obliterated Labour's 22-seat majority.

It was another bad night for Labour, who only retained 14 of their 24 seats.

But one seat that Labour did keep was in Whaley Bridge, where ex-MP Ruth George fought off a challenge from former Tory minister Edwina Currie.

One embarrassing loss was Labour's group leader Paul Smith, whose seat in Alfreton and Somercotes went to the Conservatives.

The Green Party are now represented on the council, after gaining Duffield and Belper South.

The Liberal Democrats also gained a seat, to bring their total on the council up to four.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The Conservatives now have 36 seats in Nottinghamshire, taking them over the 34 required to have a majority.

In 2017 they fell three seats short of taking overall control, meaning they had form a coalition.

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Mansfield Independents have all seen their share of the votes fall.

BBC East Midlands political editor Tony Roe said it is only the second time since 1977 that the Conservatives have won control of the county.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The Conservatives have gone past the 28 seats needed for a majority on Leicestershire County Council.

They've gained a number of new seats from the results announced so far - including in Coalville North, Coalville South, Forest & Measham and Market Harborough East.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Derbyshire County Council will remain Conservative.

The party has surpassed the 33 seats needed to give them an overall majority - even though several ward winners are yet to be announced.

The party has taken seats from several former Labour wards, including South Normanton & Pinxton, Tibshelf and Sutton.

Crews are to remain at the site until next week to extinguish and dampen down, the fire service says.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Elizabeth Williamson has taken Greasley and Brinsley from the Conservatives with 48.1% of the vote.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The first few results in the Nottinghamshire County Council elections are starting to come through.

Ashfield Independents have won seats in Kirkby South, Sutton Central and East and Sutton North.

The Conservatives have won seats in Bingham West, Balderton, Tuxford, Nuthall and Kimberley and Retford West.

Labour have won seats in Worksop East, Blyth and Harwood.

Image source, Nottinghamshire County Council

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Results are starting to come in for the Derbyshire County Council elections.

So far, the Conservatives have won the most seats, with victories in Ilkeston South, Clay Cross North, Barlborough and Clowne.

Labour have held seats in Shirebrook, Pleasley and Bolsover South.

Image source, Derbyshire County Council

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Nearly all the results may be in for the Derby City Council election but there will be plenty more vote counting across our region today and through the weekend.

Elections have taken place for Derbyshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council and Amber Valley Borough council.

Image source, PA Media

We're also due to find out the results of police and crime commissioner elections for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.

And by-elections have been held for Leicester City Council and Erewash Borough Council.

We'll continue to bring you the latest results as they're announced.