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
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A Derby banqueting hall could be turned into apartments.
Plans submitted to Derby City Council propose to develop Queens Hall into a block of flats.
The London Road hall, near the Becketwell development, could become 23 apartments.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Bits of the old Rock City dance floor have gone on sale to people who signed up in advance expressing interest in owning a piece of the Nottingham music venue.
Image source, AJ StevensonThere are only 5,000 pieces available and 15,000 people signed up with an interest in buying one.
Bigger pieces cost £37.50 and smaller pieces cost £27.50.They will go on general sale on Friday 10 May if they are not already sold out.
AJ Stevenson, from Rock City, told the BBC: “We took up our old floor and we had lots of pieces of various sizes and quality.
“It is an old floor. It has been there for a while. We do lots of gigs as well as club nights. It has had alcohol, sweat and various things on it.
“We worked with a local craftsman - working by himself he has cleaned them up and cut them into even sizes and put our logo on.”
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A crash has blocked one lane of Forest Road East in Nottingham.
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Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Mansfield Town and Notts County will both train for the final time today ahead of a potentially historic weekend for both clubs.
The Stags know that a win or draw at MK Dons will see them promoted to League One, while Notts must win at Swindon to have any hope of avoiding relegation to the National League.
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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
A cloudy and wet day with the chance of a frost overnight. Here's the full forecast.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The counting of votes for Leicester City councillors and Leicester Mayor is about to get under way.
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Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
It's easy to guess that people may have taken this opportunity to express their annoyance with politicians, particularly from the two main parties.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's more difficult to predict perhaps how they've taken that annoyance out - either by not voting or by turning up and drawing rude things on the ballot paper.
In Hinckley and Bosworth there were 2,669 spoilt ballots counted. That's a big number.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Liberal Democrats have retaken control of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, four years after the Conservatives took it from them.
They won 21 seats - that's 10 more than Conservatives and 19 more than Labour.
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Stuart Bray is leader of the Lib Dem group in Hinckley - he thinks their win is more than just a Brexit protest.
He said: "People are very fed up with the inflation busting council tax rises - it's gone up by the maximum allowed by law each of their four years.
"In particular concern is the amount of development that is being proposed in this area over the next few years with very little improvement to services."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
There's been plenty of political drama in the East Midlands overnight but most counts in our region are still to take place. Here's a list of local authorities due to announce their results later:
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Nottingham Independents only formed in January last year - now they're the second largest party in the city.
Councillor Kevin Clarke, one of three independent councillors elected in Clifton East, said: "We work in the community and we represent the community.
"We've broken the mould and I think we're going to go from strength to strength throughout Nottingham."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Ashfield Independents enjoyed a hugely successful night, securing 30 out of 35 seats at Ashfield District Council.
Leader Jason Zadrozny told BBC Radio Nottingham: "Politics has been a bit of a mess in Ashfield for the last few years but this is a vindication of what we've done over the last year.
"We've worked damn hard to show that we can make a difference to all our towns and Ashfield Independents have done that in spectacular style tonight."
Steve Beech
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
The Conservatives have lost their majority on Broxtowe Borough Council.
They lost seats to the Lib Dems, Ashfield Independents and Labour.
But the death of a candidate means it could be six weeks until control of the council is established.
Labour has lost control of Bolsover District Council.
The party lost 14 seats, meaning it now has 18 councillors, one short of the required majority and leaving the authority with no overall control.
There are now 16 independent councillors, up from five previously.
The Conservatives won two seats while Lib Dems picked up one.
The Conservatives have held Derbyshire Dales but with a reduced majority of just one.
Reflecting the mood across England, the Liberal Democrats picked up five new seats bringing their total to eight, making it the largest opposition party.
Labour also picked up one extra seat and now has five councillors. There is one extra independent and the Greens won two wards.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Remarkable scenes at the Nottingham count.
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Tim Parker
Political reporter, BBC Radio Leicester
Mike Hall, the Conservative leader of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has lost his seat.
It's the Liberal Democrats who are wearing the biggest smiles at this count so far.
Steve Beech
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Almost one in 20 votes cast in the Eastwood Hall ward for Broxtowe Borough Council was spoilt.
Candidates here at the count say many comments relate to Brexit.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The Conservatives have retained control of Melton Borough Council, despite losing four seats.
The beneficiaries were three independents and one Green Party candidate.
The Conservatives have held onto North West Leicestershire District Council, although with a reduced majority.
The Tories lost five of their 25 seats, while Labour remained unchanged on 10. The Liberal Democrats picked up three new wards while the Greens and independent group enjoyed one extra councillor each.
The authority now looks like this: