After the first 80 councils had been declared there was no clear winner
In mixed results for the main parties, Labour gained Plymouth, while the Conservatives took Peterborough and Basildon, and the Lib Dems won Richmond
Trafford, Derby and Nuneaton & Bedworth moved to no overall control
Sinn Fein held Tyrone West in a parliamentary by-election
Polling stations across England have closed and counting is beginning. We're not expecting the first results for a couple of hours. Which council will be first to declare? There are predictions of a race between Halton, in Cheshire, and Swindon... Exciting stuff.
Andrew Sinclair, political correspondent, BBC East
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Deborah McGurran, political editor, BBC East
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You'd better hurry if you haven't made it to the polling station yet. There are just about 25 minutes until the doors will be locked and counting begins.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPutting a cross in a box: Yes. Wearing a giant rosette: No.
As voting enters its final hours, here's a quick reminder about dos and don'ts at polling stations - for those yet to make it there.
Here's our guide to where elections are taking place, including a postcode search tool.
It has all the detail on today's poll - including why some councils have only a third of their seats open for election and where mayoral elections are happening.
By Tom Moseley, BBC political reporter
At this polling station in Bromley, the clerk says "very few" people have been turned away so far for not having the correct ID to vote.
The south London borough is one of five areas that are piloting a scheme requiring voters to show ID before being able to vote. It's not a requirement in the rest of the country.
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A recap of the day so far:
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Image source, BromleyTo try to minimise voter delays, Bromley Council has made this video, external to explain what forms of ID people need to bring with them.
It has a list of the types of documents that would be acceptable here, external.
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The Guardian's Peter Walker has been out seeing how the new requirement for voter ID has been playing out at one of the trial sites in the London Borough of Bromley.
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In Bradford, the council has apologised after a voter was turned away by an official for not bringing photo identification to the polling station.
None was necessary and Bradford is not one of the five areas trialling voters bringing ID.
Dr Chrys Harris did not have her polling card or photo ID, and clerks would not let her vote.
After polling station staff called their superiors, she was allowed to vote.
A Bradford Council spokesman said: "We apologise to the very small number of voters concerned who were asked to provide ID to vote in one Shipley polling station today."
The problem was dealt with as soon as officials were alerted, the council said.
"To confirm, there is no requirement for voters to provide ID to cast a vote and a further message has been issued to all polling staff," the spokesman added.
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The temporary nature of polling stations means some locations come with benefits.
Image source, AFPHere, women bowl outside their club in Twickenham
Image source, Getty ImagesThis Twickenham church doubles as a polling station for the day.
Image source, AFPAnd at the Anglesey Arms in Kensington and Chelsea, London, people can pause for a pint afterwards.
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A top tip here from the Electoral Reform Society. And here's a BBC guide to what you can and cannot do in a polling station.
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