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Latest results, news, updates and reaction from the local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections across England and Wales.
Local elections have taken place across England with thousands of council seats to be decided by voters.
A total of 107 councils held elections in England including all 10 in Greater Manchester. A further 11 mayoral contests and 37 police and crime commissioner elections also took place across England and Wales.
Among those are mayoral elections in Greater Manchester, Salford and London. Londoners also decided on will represent them in the London Assembly election.
The results of Thursday’s elections are being declared over several days, starting on the night of May 2 and ending on May 5. Around a third of councils are expected to declare in the early hours of Friday morning – with nearly two-thirds of authorities announcing their results later in the day.
Three councils are due to return results on Saturday, with Salford the last on Sunday afternoon.
In Greater Manchester we can expect overnight results from Bolton (2am), Wigan (2am), Oldham (2.30am), Tameside (3am) and Stockport (3.30am). Manchester (1pm), Rochdale (2.30pm), Trafford (3.30pm) and Bury are due to delcare results later on Friday.
The Greater Manchester and Salford mayoral election results are expected on Saturday evening. A Parliamentary by-election has also being held in Blackpool South with results due overnight.
Thursday’s elections are the last big electoral test for all the political parties before the general election, which is expected to take place later this year.
Labour loses control of Oldham
Labour has lost control of Oldham council. The party has lost four seats across the borough and only gained one.
This means Labour has lost its majority, which stood at one before the night began. Labour remains the largest party.
What’s happened so far?
Five Greater Manchester councils have been counting votes tonight. Four of them have now finished counting.
Stockport remains in no overall control with the Lib Dems just one seat short of a majority, while Labour remains the largest party in Bolton despite finishing the night two seats down. This leaves Bolton council in no overall control too.
Unsurprisingly, Labour comfortably held onto Wigan and Tameside, but suffered some losses to independents. In Wigan, Labour gained a seat from the Tories leaving them on the same total while in Tameside Labour is three seats down.
We’re now waiting for the final results from Oldham where Labour is on the brink of losing control.