South Live: Election results and other news

Summary

Updates from the local elections and other big stories on Friday 3 May
Southampton: Labour HOLD
Portsmouth: NOC HOLD
Slough: Labour HOLD
Reading: Labour HOLD
Eastleigh: Lib Dem HOLD
Hart: NOC HOLD
Rushmoor: Conservative HOLD
Havant: Conservative HOLD
Bracknell Forest: Conservative HOLD
Wokingham: Conservative HOLD
Winchester: Lib Dem GAIN
New Forest: Conservative HOLD
Test Valley: Conservative HOLD
Windsor & Maidenhead: Conservative HOLD
East Hampshire: Conservative HOLD
Vale of White Horse: Lib Dem GAIN
South Oxfordshire: NOC Conservative LOSS
West Oxfordshire: Conservative HOLD
Basingstoke & Deane: Conservative HOLD
Cherwell: Conservative HOLD
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole: NOC
Dorset: Conservative GAIN
West Berkshire: Conservative HOLD

Live Reporting

Stephen Stafford, Joe Nimmo and Dan Kerins

West Berkshire count under waypublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
The count is under way in West Berkshire where the turnout was 36%.
There are 120 people counting votes for 43 district council seats across 24 wards.
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Basingstoke & Deane results coming inpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A third of those eligible to vote turned out for the local elections in Basingstoke and Deane.
Results have been declared in 12 wards so far, external with seven seats going to the Conservatives, four to the Liberal Democrats and one to Labour.
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Greens take first seats on Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Councilpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Cherwell Tories 'not looking great'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Dorset turnout almost 38%published at 14:38 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A higher percentage of voters turned out for the first Dorset Council elections than for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Turnout for the newly-formed unitary authority was 37.9%, compared with 33.13% for BCP.
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Another Conservative win in Dorsetpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Dorset's first councillor announcedpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Cherwell count beginspublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Verification of votes at Cherwell District Council is now complete and it is confirmed the turnout was 32.92%.
Let the counting commence!
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Dorset Council results 'imminent'published at 13:54 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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A third of voters turn out for council's first electionpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Just over a third of those eligible to vote have cast ballots in the first local elections in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
The new unitary authority, which formed just a month ago, said the turnout was 33.13%, with 97,768 votes verified.
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Six children arrested after objects thrown at sheeppublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Six children have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and criminal damage after objects were thrown and caused injuries to sheep at Alver Valley Nature Reserve in Gosport.
Hampshire Constabulary, external said it was first called shortly after 15:30 on Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday shortly before 17:45.
It has now arrested a 12-year-old boy, three 13-year-old boys, and a girl and a boy who are both 14.
They have been released from custody without charge, but remain under investigation.
Labour and Lib Dem gains in final West Oxon countpublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
The Conservatives have lost five seats overall in West Oxfordshire but retain control of the council.
The Lib Dems have gained two seats, and Labour has made the biggest gains with four extra seats.
In the final count, Labour gains included Witney South and Witney East.
Former Vale leader: 'Not the best of nights for the Tories'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Matthew Barber, former leader of the Vale of White Horse, has said it was "not the best of nights" for the Conservative Party after it lost control of South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse councils.
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Tories still in power but suffer lossespublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
The Conservatives have kept control of West Oxfordshire District Council, despite suffering losses to Labour and the Lib Dems.
Labour won in Witney Central and Chipping Norton, and the Lib Dems have taken Eynsham and Cassington, and Stonesfield and Tackley.
There are still four wards yet to declare
West Oxfordshire held by Toriespublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Conservatives lose two seats but regain one in West Oxfordshirepublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A night of significant losses for Oxfordshire's Conservatives continues in West Oxfordshire.
The Tories have lost seats to both Labour and the Lib Dems in Chipping Norton, and Eynsham and Cassington.
The Conservatives have regained a seat in Carterton North West ward, which was held by Peter Handley who was deselected by the local party and sat as an Indpendent.
The Conservatives have held Carterton South, Hailey and Kingham.
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Tories distance themselves from PMpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A Conservative council leader who lost his majority says she should "consider her position".
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Lorry engulfed by flames on roadsidepublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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