Laura Sharman 05 May 2017

Local election results: Tories make huge gains

Here are the latest results for the 2017 local elections:

The Conservatives have gained over 450 seats and taken control of 11 councils. Labour have lost more than 300 seats and control of five councils, including Glasgow.

Counting overnight revealed Theresa May’s party gained control over Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, the Isle of Wight, Cumbria and Warwickshire.

So far, the Tories have won 322 seats in England, while Labour has lost 141. In Scotland, the SNP have gained 24 seats whereas the Conservatives have taken an extra 65. Labour are down by 23.

Labour are down in Wales by 63 seats and they have lost control of Welsh strongholds in Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend. They have however retained control of Cardiff Council and Swansea.

The Conservatives are up by 60.

The Conservatives also took over from Labour as the largest party in Northumberland, which remains under no overall control.

The Tories have retained control of Dorset County Council after winning 32 of the 46 seats. However, in an unexpected result, the council's leader lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats.

The Lib Dems have so far lost nearly 40 seats, while the Greens have increased their number of seats by an extra two.

UKIP has managed to win only one seat at this point, and has lost 100 seats, including all those on Lincolnshire, Essex and Hampshire County Councils.

Although most the Scottish results are yet to be declared, Labour has lost full control of Glasgow City Council for the first time in 40 years.

Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the LGiU said: 'The Conservatives now have a comprehensive grip on shire England, taking Derbyshire from Labour and taking majority control of counties such as Northumberland, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

'Labour look like they will be all but wiped out in the counties. UKIP already have been.

'Labour will now be pinning their hopes on the new combined authority areas that are electing metro mayors for first time, though the West Midlands looks desperately close and the Conservatives have already won the West of England.'

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