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England council results

Number of councillors

39 of 136 councils Counting under way

Reform UK 320 councillors 320 councillors gained
Liberal Democrat 236 councillors 35 councillors gained
Labour 219 councillors 243 councillors lost
Conservative 190 councillors 117 councillors lost
Green 48 councillors 26 councillors gained
Independent 20 councillors 16 councillors lost

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Local elections in England cover more than 5,000 seats across 136 local authorities and six mayoral races. The banner shows each party’s seat total as results come in. Results from all counts are expected by Saturday.

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Scottish Parliament results

Results due later on Friday

0 of 129 seats Counting under way

Scottish National Party 0 seats No change
Conservative 0 seats No change
Labour 0 seats No change
Scottish Green 0 seats No change
Liberal Democrat 0 seats No change
Reform UK 0 seats No change

The Scottish Parliament has 129 members, known as MSPs. There are 73 constituency MSPs and 56 regional MSPs. A party needs 65 seats to secure a majority. Counting will begin on Friday morning.

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Welsh Parliament results

Results due later on Friday

0 of 96 seats Counting under way

Labour 0 seats No change
Conservative 0 seats No change
Plaid Cymru 0 seats No change
Liberal Democrat 0 seats No change
Green 0 seats No change
Reform UK 0 seats No change

Wales is split into 16 new constituencies, each electing six members, known as MSs. Voters choose one party or independent candidate. The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes and a party needs 49 for a majority. Counting will begin on Friday morning.

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