Labour has won key councils and regional mayors in England, with the Conservatives losing 10 councils and more than 400 councillors
It also picked up the new regional mayor for York and North Yorkshire - which covers Rishi Sunak's constituency
Ben Houchen's win in the Tees Valley mayoral race was a bright spot on what has been a bad set of results for the Tories
Rishi Sunak said losses were "disappointing" but mayoral contests like Tees Valley were a "key battleground"
Labour made gains, winning councils in Redditch, Thurrock, Hartlepool, and Rushmoor in Hampshire - but lost Oldham to no overall control
Labour also won the Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Tories, with a 26% swing
Sir Keir Starmer said the result "sends a message" to Rishi Sunak, and called on the prime minister to "make way"
Another result now - there's no change for Rugby Borough Council, which again has no overall majority.
The Conservatives won the most seats, with 20, Labour are second on nine and the Lib Dems have three.
Rugby sits in Warwickshire in the West Midlands.
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In the East Midlands, Labour's Claire Ward has been elected as the region's first mayor.
She won with a majority of over 50,000.
Turnout for the election was 27.6%, the East Midlands Combined County Authority says.
Image source, .Cambridge City Council has been held by Labour - winning 25 seats, the same amount it already had.
The Lib Dems also stayed the same, on 10, and the Greens got five - gaining a seat.
Image source, .Another result for you now - Labour has lost its overall majority on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.
The party now has 31 seats, down five, while the Conservatives take 15 and the Lib Dems 10.
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Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert
With around 675 of the BBC's key wards now declared, the BBC is estimating that, if the whole country had had an election on Thursday and behaved in a similar manner to those places that did, the outcome would be:
Image source, .This result is similar to last year's estimates, though both the Conservative and Labour figures are down 1%, while the Lib Dem's is down by 3%.
At 25%, the Tory figure is at an equal record low, last recorded in 2013. They were also at that level in 1995.
This means that the Labour lead over the Conservatives is 9 points: the same as last year.
The stability of the lead is consistent with the message of the polls that little has changed over the last 12 months in the size of Labour's lead, other than that support for the Conservatives may have eased a little.
The Lib Dems will be less than happy, having seemingly suffered a fall in their support on last year, although the 17% figure is similar to what the party has been winning in the projected national share since the EU referendum in 2016.
On the 24% for others: The Greens account for as much as half of that total.
Some government ministers have been talking about low turnout in these local elections, with Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride saying: "I strongly suspect there were a lot of Conservatives who stayed at home."
While we have some turnout figures, we can't tell how many of those who did not vote were Conservatives.
Election data supremo Prof Sir John Curtice tells us that in the key wards we’re monitoring, turnout has been very similar to last year’s local elections - but down slightly compared with previous years.
He says it's 2% below 2022 levels and 4% down from 2021.
Looking at just the Parliamentary by-election in Blackpool South, the turnout there was 32.4%.
If you compare that with other by-elections, external since the last general election, it is comparatively low - 19 out of 23.
No party has won an outright majority in North Hertfordshire, East of England - it previously had no overall control either.
Here's a quick snapshot of the results:
Another win for Labour, this time in Coventry - a city in central England.
The party has secured 37 seats, compared with 15 for the Conservatives.
Similar to nearby Brentwood - results for which are in our last post - no party won an outright majority for the council in Basildon, Essex.
Here's a quick look at the figures:
Image source, .A quick breakdown of the results in the Essex town are as follows:
Image source, .The recent flurry of results we've been reporting (see our earlier posts) are continuing to come in.
In Rossendale, Lancashire, north-west England, Labour has won 22 seats - giving it a safe majority on the borough council.
Results are now coming in thick and fast.
Labour has gained control of Milton Keynes City Council - previously it had no overall control.
Image source, .And another in a flurry of results we've had in the last few minutes - the Conservatives have kept control of Solihull in the West Midlands.
Image source, .No party has won an outright majority on Hastings Borough Council on the south coast in East Sussex, so the local authority remains under no overall control.
Image source, .Labour has retained control of Leeds City Council in West Yorkshire.
Image source, .Another result now: Labour has retained control of Manchester City Council.
Image source, .The Green Party has made history in Sefton, Merseyside, by winning their first ever seat on the local authority.
Neil Doolin took Church ward, beating Labour by 105 votes.
Labour increased its majority on Sefton Council and the ruling party took one seat from the Conservatives, and now controls 49 of the council's 66 seats.
The Green Party opposes plans to build a £250m bypass through Rimrose Valley Country Park to improve access to the Port of Liverpool.
Doolin says Green representation is "badly overdue" after "having three Labour councillors for over 18 years" and the party now aims to grow across Sefton.
Image source, Sefton Green PartyMore results coming in show Labour has retained control of City of Wolverhampton Council in the West Midlands.
Image source, .Taking the stage at Harrogate's Convention Centre after his victory was announced, Labour’s new mayor for York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, thanks his wife Alice, his two children and staff and supporters.
"We've got a great opportunity to bring York and North Yorkshire together and really grow as one collectively," he says.
"The message is clear that we want change."
Watch: "It is personal. I love this region."
Harry Farley
Political correspondent
York and North Yorkshire contains some areas that tend to vote strongly Conservative, including the Prime Minister’s own constituency of Richmond (Yorks).
So Labour’s victory in the mayoral race here is notable. A Labour spokesperson described it as a “truly historic result” saying they were “now winning in Rishi Sunak’s backyard”.
“The Prime Minister’s own constituents have taken a look at the two parties and chosen Labour,” a Labour spokesman said.
But a couple of caveats. Firstly the region also includes the city of York which has a lot of students and younger people who tend to vote Labour.
Another factor is the independent candidate Paul Haslem. He used to be a Conservative councillor who quit the party to run as an independent. He won 12,370 votes which is almost – but not quite – the difference between Labour’s victorious David Skaith and the Conservative’s Keane Charles Duncan who came second. Without him, the result could have been very tight.
So Labour’s victory here is certainly eye catching, particularly because of the personal factor to Rishi Sunak. But as ever the picture on the ground is slightly more nuanced than the party spinners make it appear.