The election results in summarypublished at 06:32 British Summer Time 10 May 2021
If you're just joining us this morning and haven't spent the weekend glued to various screens following election results across the UK, here's a summary of what you missed:
England
- The Conservatives have made significant gains across England, adding 13 councils and an extra 236 councillors to their overall tally by Sunday
- The party also won the parliamentary seat of Hartlepool
- Labour has lost control of eight councils, including Durham County Council
- The party fared better in the mayoral races, holding onto London, as Sadiq Khan was re-elected as London mayor, Andy Burnham won a second term as Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Tracy Brabin becomes West Yorkshire's first elected mayor
- Labour also won mayoral elections in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Liverpool City Region, and West of England
Scotland
- The SNP will form the next Scottish government - a historic fourth consecutive win for the nationalists
- The party won 64 seats - one short of a majority but one more than it won in 2016
- The Conservatives held on to their 31 seats, while Labour lost 2 seats leaving them with a total of 22
Wales
- Labour will remain in power in Wales for another five years after matching its best-ever Senedd election result, winning half of the 60 seats in the Welsh Parliament.
- Labour won 30 seats (up one), the Conservatives 16 (up five), Plaid Cymru 13 (up one), and the Lib Dems one