Recap: Parties neck and neck at finish linepublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 5 May 2018
With the last of the results coming in this morning, it's time for a quick recap:
- Labour won 2,350 seats - up 77
- The Conservatives won 1,332 - down 33
- The Lib Dems won 536 - up 75
- Greens won 39 - up 8
- UKIP won 3 - down 123
Read more about the results here.
Analysis suggests the two main parties were neck and neck overall in terms of national vote share - on 35% each.
Labour called the results solid but leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was "disappointed at places where we lost a bit of ground".
The BBC's Chris Mason said the overriding sentiment among Conservatives was one of relief.
The Lib Dems gained four councils while UKIP saw its vote collapse.