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
Amid all the tension and despair at the counts, some councillors could enjoy a glass of wine and a night in front of the TV as nearly 100 across Wales ran uncontested and were automatically reappointed.
Image source, gettyIndependents hold
'Never going to be simple elections' - Welsh Lib Dems
Baroness Jenny Randerson said the local elections were never going to be easy for the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
Baroness Jenny Randerson said the local elections were never going to be easy for the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
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Independents hold
Well, you wait all night for a names-drawn-out-of-a-box-because-two-candidates-polled-exactly-the-same-number-of-votes situation then two come along!
In Llangollen, Denbighshire, independent candidates Melvyn Mile and Stuart Davies tied with 657 votes, but Mr Mile won the draw-off.
Labour leader Carwyn Jones
Image source, Getty Images"The Tories had been briefing that they'd be walking into power right across Wales this morning - that simply has not happened. People realise that only Welsh Labour will stand up for Wales and we thank them once again for that trust.
"Despite defying the doom-mongers in places like Cardiff and Flintshire, there is no question it was a mixed night for us and as the true party of Wales we are always more stretched than our opponents.
"We faced strong challenges from all parties, and independents, right across the country. For those who lost their seats, they need to know that they have not campaigned in vain, the battle goes on and we thank them for the incredible service they have given to Welsh Labour and their communities.
"We must now re-focus and fight a general election campaign the same way we always fight elections - with our own Welsh Labour values, huge amounts of hard work and an absolute commitment to stand up for our communities against the Tories."
New Conservative councillors - father and daughter Tony and Rachel Flynn - celebrate taking two seats from Labour in Prestatyn North in Denbighshire.
Local elections: Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood on "good picture"
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the party had broken new ground in different parts of Wales in the results so far.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the party had broken new ground in different parts of Wales in the results so far.
Read MoreWelsh Conservatives: 'Hard work paid off'
The Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies says the hard work has paid off in the local elections in Wales.
The Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies says the hard work has paid off in the local elections in Wales.
Read MoreA mother, father and daughter have all been re-elected in Pembrokeshire as independent councillors.
Mike Stoddart will sit as a councillor for Milford Haven Hakin while Viv Stoddart represents Milford Haven Hubberston. Their daughter Tessa Hodgson has been re-elected as a councillor for Lemphey.
Viv Stoddart, with her husband Mike Stoddart and their daughter Tessa Hidgson
BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini tweets
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Image source, bbcHow councils have changed over the past five years
The Daily Post's Hywel Trewyn tweets
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Plaid Cymru has won a working majority in Gwynedd, having already won 38 out of 75 wards, with counting still not finished.
Image source, GoogleAh, the quaint way of settling a political tie. In Gwynedd's Hendre ward, a dead heat between Plaid Cymru's John Wynn Jones and independent Richard Medwyn Hughes meant it was the old "names in a ballot box" to pick the winner.
Mr Hughes was the one left thanking the way the slips of paper fell as his name was pulled out and he was duly elected.
James Williams
BBc Wales News
Labour Cardiff councillors who are unhappy with the party's leadership of the council are scheduled to meet on Friday, BBC Wales understands.
The meetings will take place after the party unexpectedly retook control of Cardiff council.
With counting still under way in two wards, Labour has won 39 of the capital's 75 seats.
A party source said "everyone expected we would win fewer than 30 seats".
Cardiff's Labour councillors have until 5pm on Friday to submit their nomination for leadership of the council.
