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England council results

Number of councillors

5 of 23 councils. Counting under way.

Reform UK: 404 councillors, 404 councillors gained
Conservative: 162 councillors, 358 councillors lost
Liberal Democrat: 162 councillors, 68 councillors gained
Independent: 51 councillors, 19 councillors lost
Labour: 41 councillors, 113 councillors lost
Green: 35 councillors, 19 councillors gained

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