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England council results

Number of councillors

51 of 136 councils Counting under way

Reform UK 439 councillors 437 councillors gained
Liberal Democrat 279 councillors 32 councillors gained
Conservative 270 councillors 192 councillors lost
Labour 261 councillors 287 councillors lost
Green 66 councillors 38 councillors gained
Independent 26 councillors 11 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

65 seats for majority

1 of 129 seats

Liberal Democrat 1 seat No change
Scottish National Party 0 seats No change
Reform UK 0 seats No change
Conservative 0 seats No change
Labour 0 seats No change
Scottish Green 0 seats No change

Change since 2021

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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