Labour have held control of Barking and Dagenham council with their second clean sweep in as many elections.

The party went into the election controlling only 48 of the 51 seats, following two defections and the recent death of Cllr John White.

The Liberal Democrats have held onto Sutton Council, despite losing 12 seats.

With some wards still to declare the Lib Dems have won 33 seats - giving them a ruling majority.

The results came in the wake of a row when the council was forced to apologise after complaints about a new rubbish collection scheme.

Before their victory in Richmond, Sutton was London's only Lib Dem controlled council.

The Conservatives have picked up nine new seats compared to 2014.

Labour has held Waltham Forest, taking three extra seats compared to 2014.

The Conservative Party has held onto Hilingdon Council, which had been targeted by Labour.

Current predicted vote is 42 seats for the Conservatives to Labour's 23.

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The Liberal Democrats have won control of Richmond Council.

The south-west London borough was a key target for the Lib Dems, who haven't run it since 2006.

Parliamentary constituencies in the borough have changed hands between the Conservatives and Lib Dems over the last few years as the politics of Heathrow and Brexit have played a dramatic part in local debate.

Last year Lib Dem leader Vince Cable retook hisTwickenham constituency from the Conservatives, while Richmond went the other way back to Tory MP Zac Goldmsith.

The Liberal Democrats now have 28 seats, overturning a 21-seat majority.

The Conservatives have two seats, and the Greens have three - with seven seats left to declare.

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Labour's anti-semitism row has "made a difference" in Barnet, the party's group leader has said.

The north London council, which has a Jewish population of around 16%, has been a key battleground for both the Conservatives and Labour. The council is currently in no overall control.

Labour group lead Barry Rawlings said: "I must say that in some wards where there is a large Jewish community, it has made a difference, I'm not sure yet how much.

"Of course the Tories did go hard in those areas on that issue, saying that if you vote Labour you're voting for Jeremy Corbyn.

"But to be honest most of the conversations have been about potholes rather than anti-semitism. That said, we want people to know it is an issue we take very seriously in the Labour party."

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It is currently too close to call in Wandsworth.

Professor Tony Travers has told the BBC that "Labour are getting larger swings in the marginal wards".

These "could make a difference," Prof Travers said.

Swings in both directions have been reported, with Conservatives making gains in some of Labour's strong holds.

BBC London's Political Editor Tim Donovan says "we're in recount territory" in some wards.

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There are about 1.1 million EU nationals living in London and the local elections will be the first time they are able to vote since the Brexit referendum. But can they make a difference?

EU citizens' rights - including the right to vote - are by no means guaranteed.

'The 3 million', a campaign group for EU nationals is trying to galvanize people to take part in the elections.

"This election might be the last time we're allowed to vote," says spokeswoman Maike Bohn.

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The eagle eyed among you may have noticed a dark spot at the heart of London's electoral maps.

The historic City of London is not strictly a borough and so not contested in the local election.

Special dispensation is given to City of London Corporation, Inner Temple and Middle Temple to perform the functions of a council.

The City has a residential population of less than 8,000 but around 450,000 people work there. The City Corporation enables a proportion of those workers to vote for councillors too, taking the electorate to almost 19,000.

While Inner Temple and Middle Temple are Inns of Court, professional bodies which provide support for barristers and students.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said Labour is making progress in new councils.

After "remarkable results" in the 2014 Labour have been "campaigning in parts of London we haven't campaigned in before", the Labour mayor said.

Though winning in Conservative run councils such as Wandsworth will be "a challenge," he said he was "hopeful we'll have some more councillors across the space of the night".

This year's campaign "bodes well going forward," he added.

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Four local mayoral elections are being held tonight in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

The first to declare is likely to be Tower Hamlets, where former mayor Lutfur Rahman was removed from office in 2015 for electoral fraud.

Mr Rahman, who won the 2014 mayoral contest as the head of the Tower Hamlets First (THF) party after being expelled from Labour, is still a powerful figure.

But his support base has been split between two new parties: Aspire, which Mr Rahman helped set up, and the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets. Both of which are fielding a candidate for mayor.

Labour's sitting mayor, John Biggs, will be hoping this split will help his path to re-election.

Newham's current mayor Sir Robin Wales was deselected by Labour after 23 years in power just a few weeks ago .

In a council where the party represent 59 of the 60 council seats Sir Robin's successor, Rokhsana Fiaz, represents something of a sea change.

In Hackney and Lewisham the Labour candidates are expected to win with comfortable majorities.

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The Liberal Democrats are looking positive in Richmond.

Not only are they suggesting there could be substantial gains, putting them "on the verge of taking control", but group leader Gareth Roberts has been seen sporting a pair of yellow trainers.

The south-west London council is a key target for the Lib Dems, who haven't run the borough since 2006. The Conservatives currently have a 21 seat majority.

According to election guru Sir John Curtice the Lib Dem vote is up by five points on average in key wards declared so far.