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

Rumours of change in Merthyr Tydfilpublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Carl Roberts tweets:
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'A really interesting area'published at 01:03 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Elliw Mai from the Vale of Glamorgan count
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'A really interesting night ahead' at Vale of Glamorgan count
A win for Labour in Wrexhampublished at 00:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Cemlyn Davies tweets:
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Holds and gains in Monmouthshirepublished at 00:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Gareth Evans tweets:
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Change in New Quay, Ceredigionpublished at 00:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
A third result is in for Ceredigion council - former leader and Independent Jill Hopley loses the New Quay seat to Dan Potter, who is also an Independent.
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First result of the night for Bridgendpublished at 00:47 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Brian Jones, an Independent, retains Porthcawl East - it's the first deceleration of the night in Bridgend.
First results in Neath Port Talbotpublished at 00:47 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Ben Wright is at the count
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Holds for Labour in Newportpublished at 00:45 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Geraint Thomas tweets
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Rumours from Swanseapublished at 00:42 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Former Lib Dem AM and candidate for the Cwmbwrla ward on Swansea council, Peter Black, says his party will be "lucky to hold on" to what they've got in Swansea.
He says the Conservative vote in the city looks very high.
The Liberal Democrats currently hold 12 seats out of 72 in Swansea, the Conservatives four.
Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru sources have told our reporter at the count, Rhys Williams, that they're confident they can win at least three seats in Swansea. They had none in the last council.
'Labour hoping to hang on'published at 00:40 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Rhodri Lewis is at the Blaenau Gwent count
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Rhodri Lewis Blaenau Gwent local election count
Quick reminderpublished at 00:35 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
This map shows who was running which councils in Wales after the last elections. We'll have a new map for you tomorrow.
'A bad night for Labour'published at 00:25 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
On the results that have come in so far, Prof Roger Scully from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre says: "We don't yet have clear general patterns but I think there's enough in England and Wales to say it’s clearly a bad night for Labour.
"We don't know if it’s a bad night or a very bad night."
Close call at Flintshire countpublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Talk about a small margin - there was just one vote in it for this Labour win
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Crumbs!published at 00:21 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
There's a biscuit shortage in Blaenau Gwent
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First result in Ceredigionpublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Sara Gibson is at the count in Aberaeron
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More results from Wrexhampublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
The Conservatives have gained Bryn Cefn - another seat Labour won in 2012 but the ward's councillor became an Independent in 2014
Plaid Cymru hold Gwersyllt West, where Gwenfair Jones replaces her husband, North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, as the local councillor.
Snapshot of the results so farpublished at 00:17 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
The first results are coming in from counts across Wales
'Results coming thick and fast'published at 00:17 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Wales' Gareth Evans in Monmouthshire
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Not long until the next election...published at 00:17 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
The polling station signs are being put away, but they won't have time to gather dust as they will be back out again on 8 June.
A long night ahead?published at 00:08 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Hutchings is in Cardiff
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