Conservatives hold Wandsworthpublished at 04:39 British Summer Time 4 May 2018Breaking
It was close but council leader Ravi Govindia says the Tories have just held on to Wandsworth.
Summary
All results from 150 English council elections are in
In mixed results for the main parties, Labour gains Plymouth, while the Conservatives take Peterborough and Basildon, and the Lib Dems won control of four councils
Trafford, Derby and Nuneaton & Bedworth move to no overall control
Labour seals its best result in London since 1971
But the Conservatives saw off Labour challenges in the London boroughs of Wandsworth and Westminster
Sinn Fein holds West Tyrone in a parliamentary by-election
Conservatives hold Wandsworthpublished at 04:39 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Is UKIP history?published at 04:36 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
UKIP former deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans admits it's not been a good night for the party, which has lost 84 seats so far.
But reflecting on the success of its campaign to leave the EU, she adds: "If UKIP does crumble, I think you could still arguably make the case that it's been one of the most successful political parties in history."
Wandsworth almost done?published at 04:34 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
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End of twitter postLabour clean sweep Barking and Dagenhampublished at 04:27 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
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.
Conservative joypublished at 04:23 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
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End of twitter postA contrasting scoreboardpublished at 04:18 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
This is how the seat scoreboard currently looks in London, in comparison to the rest of England:
- Labour: Up 19 in London, down 11 elsewhere
- Conservatives: Down 35 in London, up 61 elsewhere
- Lib Dems: Up eight in London, up 25 elsewhere
Tories on track to hold Wandsworth?published at 04:15 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
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End of twitter postIt's never dull in Hullpublished at 04:14 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
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End of twitter postSouthampton Labour leader on election defeatpublished at 04:12 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Tristan Pascoe
BBC Radio Solent political reporterMedia caption, Southampton Labour leader Simon Letts on losing seat on city council
The leader of Southampton City Council Simon Letts said he was "immensely disappointed" to have lost his seat after 18 years on the council.
Labour kept control of the city council, but Mr Letts lost his seat in Bitterne. Conservative group leader Jeremy Moulton also lost his seat.
Good night for Labour in Portsmouthpublished at 04:12 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Peter Henley
Political editor, South of EnglandLabour are doing well here in Portsmouth. Libs Dem hopes of winning control back from Conservative minority control have been dashed.
It seems that Labour took votes in 'Remain' areas in the south of the city while in the north, Conservatives picked up the more pro-Brexit vote.
Lab may be feeling revilatised but they still only have a small number of councillors
The UKIP vote is down 23%
Greens could be the official opposition in Richmondpublished at 04:11 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
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End of twitter postMixed night of election resultspublished at 04:11 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
It's been a topsy-turvy night for political parties contesting the local elections in England, with both Labour and the Conservatives gaining in some parts of the country and losing out in others.
The Conservatives have taken Peterborough and Basildon, losing control of Trafford, while Labour has gained Plymouth and the Lib Dems have taken charge of previously Tory-held Richmond.
The collapse of UKIP has influenced results, with the Conservatives tending to pick up votes in areas where a majority voted Leave in the EU referendum and Labour performing better in areas where more of the electorate voted Remain.