As it happened: Wales' local elections 2017 results

Summary

Labour loses control of Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend and loses its leader in Merthyr Tydfil
In 10 councils there is no party with a majority
Conservatives gain a majority in Monmouthshire and become largest party in Vale of Glamorgan and Denbighshire
Plaid Cymru increases its majority in Gwynedd and falls just short of taking Carmarthenshire

Live Reporting

Ben Frampton and Natalie Crockett

Pontypool's counting team is poisedpublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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And we're off!published at 22:04 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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What happened last time?published at 22:03
Most Welsh councils had their last elections in 2012. Labour made significant gains which meant that almost half of the councillors elected represented the party.
Anglesey's election was postponed for a year. In 2013, 14 of the 30 councillors elected there were independent and they proceeded to govern the island in coalition with Labour.
The polls have closedpublished at 22:01
Voting in the 2017 local elections has ended. There will be live coverage from counting centres across Wales and a full results service for all 22 Welsh local authorities on this page overnight and tomorrow.
Thirteen of those councils will be counting the votes and declaring their results overnight.
Prof Roger Scully from the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University is here to provide expert analysis throughout. Stay with us.