Summary

  • Elections are held for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland

  • Conservatives and Labour both see vote shares fall compared with 2015

  • The Tories lose 44 councils and 1,334 seats

  • Theresa May says results message is: "Just get on and deliver Brexit."

  • Labour loses six councils and 82 seats

  • Lib Dems take control of 10 councils and won 703 seats

  • Greens and independents also make significant gains

  • Anger over Brexit appears to be influencing voters, say experts

Live Reporting

Arryn Moy and Hamish Mackay

  1. Ashfield: Independent gain from no overall control

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  2. Lib Dems gain 15 in North Norfolk

    It has been a good night for the Liberal Democrats in North Norfolk where they have gained 15 seats.

    Their success has come at the expense of the Conservatives who have lost 19 of their seats.

  3. 'The Liberal Democrats are back'

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    Wera Hobhouse

    "It has been a fantastic night," says Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse.

    "We didn't expect the Tory vote to collapse it in the way it did, but it has," she says.

    "We are making gains against Labour and the Conservatives.

    "The Liberal Democrats are back. The brand has recovered."

  4. Folkestone and Hythe: Conservatives lose to no overall control

    The 10th council the Conservatives have lost control of tonight

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  5. Braintree: Conservative hold

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  6. Greens 'getting elected in pro-Brexit areas'

    Green Party co-leader Sian Berry says: "We are dealing with the problems that led to Brexit - big councils dominated by one party taking people for granted, not listening to them, while central government ignoring whole swathes of the country."

    Greens 'getting elected in pro-Brexit areas'

    Green co-leader Sian Berry says the party is 'dealing with the problems that led to Brexit'.

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  7. Nottingham: Labour hold

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  8. South Holland: Conservative hold

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  9. Derbyshire Dales: Conservative hold

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  10. Frustration with Brexit uncertainty 'has driven a lot of results'

    Marcus Jones MP

    Recalling a conversation he had with his own constituents, Tory MP Marcus Jones said he met a pair of strong Brexiteers who "really wanted to leave the EU, they were really disappointed and frustrated that we hadn't left".

    The Conservative Party vice chairman added: "But then the conversation switched and actually they turned their fire onto people who had not supported the deal that they understood would have got us out of the EU."

    Mr Jones - who originally voted to Remain - previously backed Theresa May's Brexit deal.

    He said: "Even in Remain areas, I don't think it's the fact that people are trying to leave the EU that they take exception to.

    "I think it's the fact that they see the confusion that's gone on, they see the prevarication that's gone on, and they see that a decision was made and politicians haven't followed it through. There's an even bigger frustration that it's no causing so much uncertainty."

  11. Cotswold: Lib Dem gain

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  12. South Holland: Conservative hold

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  13. Patel: I don't think we can continue like this

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    Priti Patel

    Former Conservative cabinet minister Priti Patel says voters have told her the prime minister is "part of the problem".

    "We need to look at our direction of travel," she says.

    "Obviously our party leadership need to look at the situation and make some serious decisions.

    "I think we need change - I don't think we can continue like this."

  14. East Hertfordshire: Conservative hold

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  15. The latest scorecard

    Change in seats

  16. City Independents 'the big success story' in Stoke-upon-Trent

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    BBC Midland political editor Patrick Burns says the two main parties are experiencing "varying degrees of disappointment - acute disappointment for Labour".

    "It is pretty clear the City Independents are going to be the big success story here in Stoke-upon-Trent," he says.

    "Talking to local Conservatives, the message is that the logjam on Brexit is casting a very long shadow into these elections.

    "The City Independents are the perfect vehicle for this sense of disillusionment."

  17. New Forest: Conservative hold

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  18. 'Surge in climate change interest could be behind Green gains'

    Sian Berry

    Sian Berry, co-leader of the Green Party, said the results are "pretty disastrous" for the two biggest parties.

    She said: "They've made a complete mess of Brexit...they're both to blame."

    She said the Green Party's gains are "breakthroughs onto new councils", and suggested that the surge in interest in climate change could be one of the reasons.

  19. Welwyn Hatfield: Conservative lose to no overall control

    The Conservatives lose control of an eighth council

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  20. 'Astonishing surge for Ashfield Independents'

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