East Midlands live updates and local election results

Summary

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

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis, Amy Woodfield and David Pittam

Leicester: Results start with Labour holdpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
The first results from the Leicester count are in.
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Conservative leader holds Gedling seatpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Rebecca Dickson
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
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Rushcliffe: Labour make key gains in Rudingtonpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Labour have taken two seats from the Conservatives in the Ruddington ward.
Jen Walker and Mike Gaunt were both elected, along with the incumbent Conservative Gary Dickman
It means that Labour currently have FOUR of the seats so far declared, while the Conservatives have SIX.
Leicester: Labour MPs show support at countpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
The count has started in Leicester with city council and mayoral ballots being added up.
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I’ve already seen MPs Keith Vaz and Liz Kendall, the current mayor and many many candidates including some old guard from 2015.
I’m told counting is ahead of schedule and the first ward declaration will be sooner than the 14:00 estimate
Ollerton stays Labourpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Amber Valley Tory leader holds onto seatpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter
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Gedling Labour continue to hold seatspublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
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John Truscott, Julie Najuk and Bob Collis have all been elected in the Porchester ward on Gedling Borough Council.
Some unusual voting combinationspublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
Some people have cast their votes for both pro-remain Lib Dems and anti-EU UKIP in the local elections.
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Rushcliffe: Labour steal Tory seatpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Labour have gained one seat in West Bridgford from the Conservatives.
Ben Gray joins his colleague Naz Begum as a new representative for the Lutterworth Ward.
Just 58 votes separating six candidates in Newarkpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
It doesn't get much closer than this...
Just 58 votes separated the highest and lowest polling candidates in the Edwinstowe and Clipstone ward on Newark and Sherwood District Council.
Labour leader Paul Peacock retained his seat, with Michael Brown and Scott Carlton winning two seats for the Conservatives from the Labour Party.
Image source, Newark and Sherwood District Council
Mansfield: Second votes countedpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Marcus Alton
Reporter, Radio Nottingham
Kate Allsop from the Mansfield Independent Forum and Labour's Andy Abrahams have gone through to the second round of the mayoral election count.
In the first round Mr Abrahams got 6,881 votes and Kate Allsop got 5,860.
All to play for as second votes of other three candidates are now added.
Conservatives hold Farndon and Fernwood in Newarkpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Dominic Johnson
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
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Neil Mison, Ivor Walker and Keith Walker have all held onto their seats on Newark and Sherwood District Council.
Rutland: Conservative leader holds seatpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Sarah Ward
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Leader of Rutland County Council Oliver Hemsley has been re-elected to the authority.
The Conservative councillor defeated Lib Dem candidate John Brookes to win the Langham Ward.
Image source, LDRS
The turnout was 37% and the count is taking place at The Victoria Hall in Oakham. Eight councillors have already made it on to the council after being uncontested.
The ruling Conservative Party had five of the uncontested seats and so needs a further nine today to keep control of the authority.
Gedling Labour 'bucking national trend'published at 12:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Rebecca Dickson
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
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Suspended candidate wins electionpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Neil Ploughman thanked his supporters for standing by him after he was elected to the Belper Central ward.
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Edwinstowe and Clipstone ward swings to Toriespublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Dominic Johnson
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
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Scott Carlton and Michael Brown take the other two council seats in Edwinstowe and Clipstone for the Conservatives.
Labour hold Redhill in Gedlingpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
Labour have held Redhill ward in the Gedling Borough Council elections.
Kathryn Fox and Michael Payne polled more than 600 votes higher than Conservative Michael Abbot.
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Mansfield: More counting of mayor votespublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Marcus Alton
Reporter, Radio Nottingham
The turn out for the mayoral election in Mansfield was 29.76% - and it looks like they might all have to be counted again.
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Amber Valley: Historic win for Greenspublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter
Duffield has officially gone green - Dave Wells has snatched the seat off the Conservatives.
The authority now has three parties and an independent. Crikey.
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'Hands off Gedling'published at 11:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Rebecca Dickson
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
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