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

  1. Leicester: Results start with Labour hold

    Tim Parker
    BBC Radio Leicester reporter

    The first results from the Leicester count are in.

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  2. Conservative leader holds Gedling seat

    Rebecca Dickson
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

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  3. Rushcliffe: Labour make key gains in Rudington

    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.

  4. Leicester: Labour MPs show support at count

    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

  5. Ollerton stays Labour

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  6. Amber Valley Tory leader holds onto seat

    Eddie Bisknell
    Local Democracy Reporter

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  7. Gedling Labour continue to hold seats

    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.

  8. Some unusual voting combinations

    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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  9. Rushcliffe: Labour steal Tory seat

    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.

  10. Just 58 votes separating six candidates in Newark

    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.

    Newark and Sherwood District CouncilNewark and Sherwood District Council

  11. Mansfield: Second votes counted

    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.

    Mansfield 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.

  12. Conservatives hold Farndon and Fernwood in Newark

    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.

  13. Rutland: Conservative leader holds seat

    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.

    Count in RutlandLDRS

    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.

  14. Gedling Labour 'bucking national trend'

    Rebecca Dickson
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

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  15. Suspended candidate wins election

    Neil Ploughman thanked his supporters for standing by him after he was elected to the Belper Central ward.

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  16. Edwinstowe and Clipstone ward swings to Tories

    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.

  17. Labour hold Redhill in Gedling

    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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  18. Mansfield: More counting of mayor votes

    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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  19. Amber Valley: Historic win for Greens

    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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  20. 'Hands off Gedling'

    Rebecca Dickson
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

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