Independents celebrate council gainspublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Independents sweep up in Ashfield and become Nottingham's second biggest party.
Read MoreSummary
Labour lose Bolsover
Independents sweep to power in Ashfield
Labour candidate wins Mansfield mayoral election
Derby City Council remains with no overall control
Conservatives hold Derbyshire Dales, Melton and North West Leicestershire
Lib Dems take Hinckley from Conservatives
Labour maintains grip on Nottingham
Updates for Friday 3 May
Independents celebrate council gainspublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A look back on the day...published at 18:26 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editorWe were told it could be a good time to be an independent candidate in the local elections - and so it proved.
That means it's been a terrible time for the Conservatives and Labour, who've both taken an electoral battering with voters using the local elections to express their dismay over the handling of Brexit.
There's been a resurgent Liberal Democrat vote. The Greens also won seats. But it's the Independents who did best of all as voters turned away from the main parties.
Ashfield in Nottinghamshire produced the worst results in the country for both Labour, who lost 20 seats, and the Lib Dems, who lost all their 5 seats.
The Ashfield Independent Group didn’t scrape home either. They took 64 per cent of the votes cast and in one seat seized from Labour they polled 88 per cent.
A week ago Jeremy Corbyn was door knocking in Hucknall and telling me they were hoping to win back the Council.
There’s some comfort for Labour that most of their losses came in three Councils... Ashfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover.
And there’s an irony too that the latest trend towards support for Independents began in 2002 in Mansfield when an independent mayor was first elected. Labour have won the mayoral contest there for the first time by two votes.
The final-day three-way play-off battlepublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Frank Lampard says taking Derby to the play-offs would be one of his biggest achievements - but what does each side need, to finish sixth?
Read MoreOur live updates across the daypublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineThat's it for our live updates today but you may see some articles still appear on this page overnight and over the weekend.
Weather outlook for East Midlandspublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
It's looking a little bit chilly for the bank holiday weekend unfortunately, and wet for the rest of the night.
More results from across the regionpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineIn Leicestershire, the Conservatives held Blaby, although they lost four seats.
The Tories also held Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, South Derbyshire,
The Conservatives won North East Derbyshire from Labour, whose seats dropped from 35 to 18, giving the Tories the majority.
Labour gained control of High Peak Borough Council, winning five seat. The Conservatives lost seven councillors.
The Liberal Democrats held Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, where they gained five seats.
Normanton murder probe: CCTV images releasedpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlinePolice investigating the alleged murder of a 24-year-old man in Normanton, in February, want to speak to this man as he may be a witness.
Lance Martin was found with life-threatening injuries by officers in St Thomas Road in the early hours of 28 February at around 01:00. He was taken to hospital but later died.
Police say this man was walking in St Thomas Road, near to the Vulcan Arms, around that time before walking away towards Peartree Road. They released this CCTV image today.
So far two men and two women have been charged with murder.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyMassive head on display at tram museumpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Chris Waring
BBC NewsIf you're heading to Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire this weekend, you might be a bit gobsmacked by what you see.
Media caption, It's made from mining paraphernalia
Wirksworth-based sculptor Johnny White was commissioned by the museum to create "Mine Head".
It's made from mining paraphernalia, including pickaxes for hair, the tower of a mine head and a lead mining winch which visitors can turn to open and close the mouth.
The interactive sculpture took him four months to build.
Tories lose control to Lib Demspublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ten Conservatives lost their seats, putting the Liberal Democrats in power for the first time since 2015.
Read MoreLabour lose control of Bolsoverpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Labour and the Conservatives suffer losses across Derbyshire in a topsy turvy night of elections.
Read MoreConservatives lose Hinckley and Bosworth councilpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineThe Conservatives have lost control of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
The Liberal Democrats are now the largest party, having won 21 of 34 seats, with the Conservatives second on 11, having lost 10.
Conservatives keep control of Rutland County Councilpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Sarah Ward
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThere was relief on the face of the Rutland Conservative leader Oliver Hemsley as his party kept the same number of seats and avoided the fate of some other Tory-run authorities.
There were gains for the Liberal Democrats who increased their number from one to three and the Green Party also gained their first councillor, Miranda Jones, who is currently mayor of Uppingham.
Labour did not win any seats.
Image source, GooglePolice called to skeleton waving 'help' signpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA member of the public was so spooked when they saw a help sign at the back of a motorhome window they called the police.
Officers showed up, and they found a fake skeleton making the plea on the A50.
It turns out the occupants had just been waiting a long time for their recovery to arrive...
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End of twitter postPeter Soulsby re-elected mayor of Leicesterpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineNot much of a surprise given other polls in the city but Labour's Sir Peter Soulsby has been re-elected as Mayor of Leicester with 51,444 votes.
Conservative candidate, Sandip Verma, came second with 14,519 votes.
Image source, Labour PartyAndy Abrahams elected Mansfield mayorpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Nick Smith
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Labour win seats in Braunstone and Rowley Fieldspublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineLabour have added another three councillors to their total on Leicester City Council, in Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields.
We're still waiting on the mayoral result for the city and the long day seems to be taking its toll on the counters...
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End of twitter postAnother recount for Mansfield mayoral electionpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online"The margin must be a cat's whisker".
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End of twitter post10% of UKIP councillors are called Alan Gravespublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editorDerby is currently home to a quarter of the country's UKIP councillors as the party has lost 84 seats so far, leaving it with just 20 nationally.
Interestingly two of them share a name, Alan Graves, because they are father and son.
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End of twitter postRushcliffe: Youngest candidate comes secondpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio NottinghamMeet Kieran Hopewell - Labour’s unsuccessful candidate who stood in the Sutton Bonington ward for the Rushcliffe Council elections.
Mr Hopewell, 18, said: "I think people were a bit surprised when they saw me on the doorstep, but it’s important not to judge people by their age, but what they stand for."
Despite some upsets by independent candidates, the Conservatives held on to control of the council.
Recount as seat divided by nine votespublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterThere is a recount for the last ward in Gedling Borough Council's local election. It seems there's only nine votes in it for the third seat.
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