We're ending the live service tonight, but will return at lunchtime on Saturday.

There are six more seats to be decided in Wakefield tonight while Rotherham has ended counting for this evening.

We'll bring you full results on those councils tomorrow.

Saturday also sees the rest of West Yorkshire begin counting with Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale set to return results.

If you're a fan of police and crime commissioner elections (and who isn't?) then you're in for a treat.

Both Lincolnshire and Humberside will see their contests decided.

In the meantime, you can find out more about the election results in your area here.

Ballots are still being counted in Rotherham as the sun sets.

All council seats are up for election in the South Yorkshire town for the first time in five years.

There has also been a boundary review which trimmed the number of council seats from 63 to 59.

However, the number of wards has increased from 21 to 25 with nine being represented by three councillors, and 16 wards by two councillors.

The full result is not expected to be known until Saturday.

The count may not officially take place until tomorrow, but the behind-the-scenes work is already under way in Bradford to make sure it goes smoothly following Thursday's council elections:

Conservatives increase their seats in North East Lincolnshire as Labour hold Hull City Council.

Despite struggles elsewhere the Labour Party added a seat to it's already large majority in Doncaster.

The Labour Party contested all 55 seats winning 40 – one more than last time while the Conservatives gained four wards, taking their total to 11.

Local groups Mexborough First and Edlington First won three and one seats respectively but the Greens and Yorkshire Party lost their only councillors while independents lost a total of three seats.

The South Yorkshire town stayed resolutely red despite Labour losses elsewhere.

The party, which ocntrols the council, lost just one seat in the 18 they were defending with council leader Sir Steve Houghton coming out on top in his Cudworth ward.

The Liberal Democrats gained a total of three seats while the Conservatives defended their Penistone East ward successfully.

Independent candidates lost two seats.

The 63-seat council now has 49 Labour councillors, seven Lib Dems, four independents and three Conservatives.

It's been a long day for some with more counting to be done tomorrow.

But today's not done yet.

There are still results rolling in across West and South Yorkshire.

The Tories and Labour keep control despite losses, and one county seat is decided by just two votes.

Here's the latest from North East Lincolnshire following confirmation the council there will continue under Conservative control after all Thursday's votes were counted:

Jerry Appicella, 51, from Denaby Main, was fatally beaten by the group after a row in a local shop.

Ex-council leader Phillip Allott is elected North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

The votes have been counted following yesterday's local elections and Doncaster remains under Labour control.

The Conservatives gained four seats taking them to 11, while Labour lost three seats leaving them with 40:

The new police, fire and crime commissioner for North Yorkshire says he wants to seek more money for the fire service in the county as one of his priorities.

Speaking to BBC Look North, Philip Allott said new equipment was needed, including new uniforms for firefighters, and that was something he was wanting to address quickly.

He said: "I am not going to shy away from talking to government to make sure we get the funding, because at the moment the funding formula from government discriminates against North Yorkshire.

"We need to address that, but secondly, I will also be consulting in terms of a precept in North Yorkshire to increase to cover for more funding for the fire service."

Mr Allott said he would work with the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police on "bigger ticket" issues.

James Vincent
Political Editor BBC Look North

With Sheffield City Council now under no overall control following Thursday's elections, things may be about to get very interesting. Who teams up to run the council now?

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Sheffield's new lone Conservative councillor Lewis Chinchen may find himself very popular indeed.

The Lib Dems and Greens together can only get to 42 councillors - one short of a majority.

Labour are only on 41 councillors at the moment. They need one councillor on their side to deny others a majority.

Now there are a few combinations of parties that would get a coalition over the majority line.

Keep your phone on, Councillor Chinchen!

Labour retains control of Hull City Council, the council has just announced:

Counts are still taking place, but Labour's Sharon Belcher holding Marfleet Ward is enough to retain a majority.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Lincolnshire's director of public health has been explaining how people have been kept Covid-safe at local election counts.

Image source, Lincoln Council

Professor Derek Ward said: "We’ve been working with chief executives and returning officers to make sure we give specialist advice to all of our colleagues in the council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, so that they were absolutely clear on what and how to run a Covid-secure election,"

He added: "We’ve given action cards to each polling station, advice about how they can maintain social distancing and minimise any risks."

Professor Ward is on call over the weekend if there are any coronavirus election issues and his colleague, Andy Fox, Assistant Director of Public Health, was on call last night.

Returning Officer Angela Andrews, told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "We’ve been planning this for a long time, we’ve had weekly meetings on this since December of last year."

To comply with the government’s Covid-19 guidelines, all counters and staff have worn face coverings and took necessary precautions at all local elections.

North East Lincolnshire Council continues under Conservative control after all Thursday's votes were counted.

The Conservative Party holds the authority with 31 seats, followed by Labour with eight seats and the Liberal Democrats with three:

Overall in this election, the Conservatives gained eight seats, with Labour losing seven seats and the Liberal Democrats losing one seat.

The turnout was 26.54% of the electorate, an increase on a previously reported figure of 24.9%, the council said.

The votes have been counted and the result is in for City of Lincoln Council:

Conservative candidate Philip Allott is to be North Yorkshire's next Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, it's been announced.

Image source, Conservative Party

Mr Allott, of Knaresborough, secured 83,737 of the first and second preference votes in Thursday's election.

Labour candidate Alison Hume won a total of 53,442 votes, putting her in second place.

Figures for the turnout in Thursday's elections in the Humber region have been published and they hover around the 21-25% mark, according to East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The figures cover both the council elections for the East Riding, Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire and the election for the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner role: