Thursday, 2 May 2019

LOCAL ELECTION UPDATES

18:02

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18:01

One last look at the scoreboard for England, then we're signing off for the night


17:59

COUNCIL RESULT

South Ribble - NOC GAIN FROM CON

17:58

COUNCIL RESULT

Cheshire West & Chester - NOC GAIN FROM LAB

17:57

Bit harsh Julia...


17:55


17:54


17:51

COUNCIL RESULT

Guildford - NOC GAIN FROM CON

17:49

COUNCIL RESULT

Thanet - NOC HOLD

17:49


17:48

COUNCIL RESULT

Horsham - CON HOLD

17:47


17:45

COUNCIL RESULT

Crawley - LAB HOLD

17:43


17:40

Tory MP reminisces about a past spoilt ballot...


17:37


17:36

Oh dear, there's a face no-one wants to see...


17:33

Corbynistas are devastated today and desperately deflecting.  You're nine years into opposition and you're not winning council elections!



17:29

COUNCIL RESULT

Lewes - NOC HOLD

17:28

COUNCIL RESULT

Kings Lynn & West Norfolk - CON HOLD

17:27

COUNCIL RESULT

Scarborough - NOC HOLD

17:25

Shilts speaks...


17:24

COUNCIL RESULT

Tonbridge & Malling - LAB HOLD

17:23

COUNCIL RESULT

South Derbyshire - CON HOLD

17:21

Another embarrassing interview for Labour's newly elected North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll


17:20

Andrew Neil agrees, a Lab/SNP coalition government would almost certainly result from a general election


17:19

COUNCIL RESULT

Chesterfield - LAB HOLD

17:17

Norfleet & W. Green (W. Sussex) By-election Result:

LAB: 49% (-1) 
CON: 32% (-3) 
LDM: 10% (+5) 
GRN: 9% (+5) 

No UKIP (-10) as previous.

Labour HOLD.

17:15

COUNCIL RESULT

Canterbury - CON HOLD

17:12

COUNCIL RESULT

Reigate & Banstead - CON HOLD

17:10

Spoilt ballot


17:08

North East (Dundee) By-election Result:

SNP: 47% (-7) 
LAB: 38% (+11) 
CON: 8% (-1) 
ACC: 3% (+3) 
GRN: 2% (+1) 
CZF: 1% (+1) 
ACC: Anti Cuts Coalition 
CZF: Citizens First 

SNP GAIN from LAB (Multi Member Ward). 

SNP GAIN Dundee Council.

17:07

COUNCIL RESULT

East Suffolk - CON WIN

Please note this is a new council

17:06

COUNCIL RESULT

Surrey Heath - CON HOLD

17:02

Upper Wharfedale (Craven) By-election Result:

CON: 37% (-36) 
LDM: 30% (+30) 
LAB: 21% (-6) 
UKIP: 11% (+11) 

CON HOLD.

17:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Runnymede - CON HOLD

17:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Epsom & Erwell - RA HOLD

RA = Residents Association

16:59

COUNCIL RESULT

Torridge - NOC GAIN FROM CON

16:58

COUNCIL RESULT

Wyre - CON HOLD

16:57

Oh Lammy, there was no Brexit Party, see how your pro-Remain parties get on in three weeks...


16:56

John Curtice spot on.  A general election now would almost certainly result in a Labour/SNP coalition government.  If that doesn't scare you, nothing will

16:55

COUNCIL RESULT

Cherwell - CON HOLD

16:53


16:52

Croydon Labour MP...


16:51

COUNCIL RESULT

Mid Devon - NOC GAIN FROM CON

16:47

COUNCIL RESULT

Gravesham - LAB GAIN FROM NOC

16:44

LOL, spoilt ballot papers


16:43


16:42

COUNCIL RESULT

Norwich - LAB HOLD

16:42

Spoilt ballot papers...


16:38

COUNCIL RESULT

Sevenoaks - CON HOLD

16:37

COUNCIL RESULT

Oadby & Wigston - LD HOLD

16:36

COUNCIL RESULT

Eastbourne - LD HOLD

16:34

Baldrick's binned the Labour Party


16:33

COUNCIL RESULT

Fylde - CON HOLD

16:32


16:30


16:28

COUNCIL RESULT

Chichester - NOC GAIN FROM CON

16:27

Latest scoreboard


16:25

Sky News correspondent


14:00

That's around half the results in now, signing off for a few hours

13:59

More spoilt ballots


13:57

Spoilt ballots


13:56

COUNCIL RESULT

Newark & Sherwood - CON HOLD

13:53

"It was a bad night for Labour too" is no defence


13:52

COUNCIL RESULT

West Devon - CON HOLD

13:51

LOL


13:46

Green leader says his party is "no flash in the pan".  You'll still have only one MP after the next Parliamentary election son

13:43

There was no Brexit Party standing Dickie, you're in for a shock later this month...


13:42

COUNCIL RESULT

Manchester - LAB HOLD

13:41

COUNCIL RESULT

Pendle - NOC GAIN FROM CON

13:41

COUNCIL RESULT

Elmbridge - NOC HOLD

13:40

Handbridge Park (Cheshire West & Chester) result:

Con: 45.3% (-2.5) 
Lab: 31.5% (+7.4) 
Grn: 13.6% (+2.2) 
LDem: 9.5% (+0.4)

13:39

COUNCIL RESULT

Breckland - CON HOLD

13:38

COUNCIL RESULT

Solihull - CON HOLD

13:38

COUNCIL RESULT

Darlington - NOC GAIN FROM LAB

13:37

Western (Leicester) result:

Lab: 42.8% (+3.2) 
Con: 17.1% (+17.1) 
Grn: 15.7% (+3.7) 
UKIP: 13.3% (-10.6) 
LDem: 11.2% (-8.9)

13:33

Wow, spoilt ballots en masse


13:31

Little Owen must be in shock, he's only tweeted 12 times today, that's down from his daily average of 4,246,973



13:28

COUNCIL RESULT

Mid Suffolk - NOC GAIN FROM CON

13:28

COUNCIL RESULT

West Lancashire - LAB HOLD

13:27

More on those spoiled ballots


13:26

COUNCIL RESULT

Fenland - CON HOLD

13:25

More from George...


13:24

COUNCIL RESULT

Stratford-upon-Avon - CON HOLD

13:23

COUNCIL RESULT

Rossendale - LAB HOLD

13:20

George is purring...


13:17

COUNCIL RESULT

Calderdale - LAB GAIN FROM NOC

13:16

LOL


13:14

COUNCIL RESULT

South Somerset - LD HOLD

13:12

COUNCIL RESULT

Gedling - LAB HOLD

13:10

COUNCIL RESULT

Milton Keynes - NOC HOLD

13:08

Don't think this is the real Ginger Rogers...


13:06

Jess Phillips spouting off about all the "problems the Tories are causing for people" in her local constituency.  Birmingham is run by a Labour council

13:05


13:01

Bold (St Helens) result:

Grn: 34.9% (+29.7) 
LDem: 31.0% (+24.5) 
Lab: 26.2% (-35.1) 
Con: 7.9% (-4.5) 
UKIP: 0.0% (-14.5)

GRN GAIN from Lab.

13:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Maidstone - NOC HOLD

12:59

The people don't care Jeremy, you're nine years into opposition and not making net gains


12:58

Portishead South (North Somerset) result:

LDem: 41.4% (+19.6) 
Con: 41.2% (-14.7) 
Lab: 17.4% (-4.8) 

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.

12:56

COUNCIL RESULT

North Hertfordshire - NOC GAIN FROM CON

12:52

Holme Valley South (Kirklees) result:

Lab: 31.9% (+5.7) 
Con: 28.2% (-15.5) 
D&V: 14.1% (+11.8) 
Grn: 10.6% (+2.6) 
LDem: 9.4% (+2.1) 
UKIP: 5.8% (-6.7) 

Labour GAIN from Conservative.

12:51

May told to resign by local activist, brutal


12:50

Labour remoaner Ben Bradshaw not happy...


12:49

COUNCIL RESULT

Craven - NOC GAIN FROM CON

12:47

LOL


12:46

Heene (Worthing) result:

Lab: 39.2% (+23.1) 
Con: 34.3% (-4.4) 
Grn: 12.5% (-8.9) 
LDem: 7.4% (-0.3) 
Ind: 6.6% (+6.6)
UKIP: 0.0% (-16.0)

Lab GAIN from Con.

12:45


12:42

As it stands...


12:40

COUNCIL RESULT

Kirklees - LAB HOLD

06:27

That's your lot for now, sleep beckons

06:26

COUNCIL RESULT

North Lincolnshire - CON HOLD

06:20

COUNCIL RESULT

Dacorum - CON HOLD

06:15

Labour are getting their excuses in, this is the second time voter ID has been brought up overnight


06:13

COUNCIL RESULT

Torbay - NOC HOLD

06:12

LOL


06:10


06:08

COUNCIL RESULT

Chelmsford - LD GAIN FROM CON

06:06

"Labour are in the ninth year of opposition".  Yes, and they're still not winning local elections!

06:05

Dennis Skinner country...


06:02

COUNCIL RESULT

North Devon - LD GAIN FROM NOC

06:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Broxtowe - NOC GAIN FROM CON

06:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Windsor & Maidenhead - CON HOLD

05:58

Labour's hopes of winning the European Elections are fading fast

05:55

COUNCIL RESULT

Medway - CON HOLD

05:51

A Corbynista despairs...


05:48

COUNCIL RESULT

East Riding of Yorkshire - CON HOLD

05:39

COUNCIL RESULT

Hinckley & Bosworth - LD GAIN FROM CON

05:36

COUNCIL RESULT

Telford & Wrekin - LAB HOLD

05:31

Where's Jeremy Vine?  Is he saving himself for the Euro Elections?

05:27

COUNCIL RESULT

Bath & North East Somerset - LD GAIN FROM CON

05:25

COUNCIL RESULT

North Kesteven - IND GAIN FROM CON

05:21

COUNCIL RESULT

Test Valley - CON HOLD

05:16

COUNCIL RESULT

Dartford - CON HOLD

05:14

COUNCIL RESULT

Bolsover - NOC GAIN FROM LAB

05:13

COUNCIL RESULT

West Lindsey - CON HOLD

05:12

Another spoilt ballot (careful for spoilers)


05:10

COUNCIL RESULT

Ashfield - IND GAIN FROM NOC

05:09

Summary thus far...

Tories - Not as bad as expected, but still shit
Labour - Fucking dreadful
Lib-Dems - Cock-a-hoop, big winner
Green - Very good
UKIP - Hit and miss

05:02

COUNCIL RESULT

Folkestone & Hythe - NOC GAIN FROM CON

05:01

COUNCIL RESULT

Braintree - CON HOLD

05:00

Tory Brexiteer Priti Patel has some strong words for Theresa May...



04:58

COUNCIL RESULT

Cotswold - LD GAIN FROM CON

04:58

COUNCIL RESULT

Derbyshire Dales - CON HOLD

04:57

Yet another spoilt ballot...


04:55

COUNCIL RESULT

South Holland - CON HOLD

04:53

Still a long, long way to go, but so far it's a shocking night for Labour who should be gaining seats nine years into opposition


04:46

COUNCIL RESULT

Nottingham - LAB HOLD

04:45

COUNCIL RESULT

East Hertfordshire - CON HOLD

04:41

COUNCIL RESULT

Welwyn Hatfield - NOC GAIN FROM CON

04:31

Update from Sophy Ridge...


04:29

COUNCIL RESULT

New Forest - CON HOLD

04:25


04:22

COUNCIL RESULT

North Norfolk - LD GAIN FROM NOC

04:19

Labour MP Ruth Smeeth clearly seething about the Brexit effect...


04:15

COUNCIL RESULT

Winchester - LD GAIN FROM CON

04:08

Strong stuff from Ruth Smeeth on BBC live coverage, she is clearly very very upset with Labour's performance

04:05

Altrincham (Trafford) result:

Grn: 61.3% (+49.3)
Con: 27.3% (-26.2) 
Lab: 8.1% (-15.9) 
LDem: 3.3% (-7.3) 

Grn GAIN from Con.

03:59

Labour MP remarks on a "difficult night" in her neck of the woods...


03:56

Davyhulme West (Trafford) result:

Lab: 53.5% (+12.2) 
Con: 30.3% (-20.6) 
UKIP: 8.8% (+8.8) 
Grn: 4.7% (-3.1) 
LDem: 2.7% (+2.7)

Lab GAIN from Con.

03:55

Village (Trafford) result:

LDem: 41.0% (+19.6)
Con: 29.4% (-13.8) 
Lab: 14.3% (-15.8) 
UKIP: 9.2% (+9.2) 
Grn: 6.1% (+0.8) 

LDem GAIN from Con.

03:54

Brooklands (Trafford) result:

Lab: 43.3% (+10.4) 
Con: 35.4% (-16.7) 
Grn: 8.4% (+1.7) 
LDem: 8.1% (-0.2)
UKIP: 4.8% (+4.8)

Lab GAIN from Con.

03:50

COUNCIL RESULT

Luton - LAB HOLD

03:44

COUNCIL RESULT

Dudley - NOC HOLD

03:43

COUNCIL RESULT

Trafford - LAB GAIN FROM NOC

03:42

COUNCIL RESULT

Hertsmere - CON HOLD

03:41

COUNCIL RESULT

Slough - LAB HOLD

03:39

Abbey (Derby) result:

LDem: 42.9% (+26.6) 
Lab: 36.7% (-13.4) 
Con: 8.7% (-11.0) 
UKIP: 7.5% (-6.4) 

LDem GAIN from Lab.

03:39

Blagreaves (Derby) result:

LDem: 49.6% (+19.1) 
Lab: 32.0% (-4.8) 
Con: 10.7% (-8.2) 
UKIP: 7.8% (-5.1) 

LDem GAIN from Lab.

03:38

Derwent (Derby) result:

Con: 47.4% (+23.9) 
Lab: 28.7% (-13.8) 
UKIP: 17.6% (-9.4) 
LDem: 6.3% (-0.7) 

Con GAIN from Lab.

03:37

Alvaston (Derby) result:

UKIP: 56.4% (+27.6)
Lab: 26.5% (-14.3)
Con: 11.5% (-10.7)
LDem: 5.6% (-0.5) 

UKIP GAIN from Lab.

03:36


03:31


03:29

COUNCIL RESULT

North West Leicestershire - CON HOLD

03:28


03:26

COUNCIL RESULT

Leeds - LAB HOLD

03:25

COUNCIL RESULT

North East Lincolnshire - CON GAIN FROM NOC

03:16

Dawn Butler just said Labour "have been clear from the beginning" about Brexit.  She said this with a straight face

03:15

"A plague on both your houses"


03:13


03:12

Update from Sky


03:09

COUNCIL RESULT

South Lakeland - LD HOLD

03:01

COUNCIL RESULT

Kingston-upon-Hull - LAB HOLD

03:01

COUNCIL RESULT

Boston - CON HOLD

03:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Maldon - CON HOLD

02:58

Hale Central (Trafford) result:

Con: 48.6% (-13.5) 
LDem: 18.9% (+10.4) 
Grn: 17.4% (+8.6) 
Lab: 15.2% (-5.4)

02:57

St Mary's (Trafford) result:

Con: 49.1% (-4.3) 
Lab: 29.6% (-4.9) 
Grn: 9.4% (+2.4) 
LDem: 6.0% (+0.8)
UKIP: 5.9% (+5.9)

02:56

COUNCIL RESULT

Cambridge - LAB HOLD

02:55

COUNCIL RESULT

Bracknell Forest - CON HOLD

02:54

COUNCIL RESULT

Plymouth - LAB HOLD

02:53

COUNCIL RESULT

Barrow-in-Furness - LAB HOLD

02:50

Here we go... Dawn Butler is claiming that voter ID schemes are holding the Labour vote back


02:49


02:48

Difficult questions for Dawn Butler on BBC election coverage.  Laura Kuenssberg is relentless!

02:46

LOL


02:45

COUNCIL RESULT

Wokingham - CON HOLD

02:43

COUNCIL RESULT

Worcester - NOC GAIN FROM CON

02:42


02:39


02:38


02:36

Looking at a lot of pictures tweeted by Labour from counts around the country and generally there are some pretty glum faces

02:33


02:32

Labour MP not impressed so far...


02:30


02:29


02:25


02:24

COUNCIL RESULT

Ipswich - LAB HOLD

02:16

"A plague on both your houses" appears to be the tagline for these elections

02:12

COUNCIL RESULT

North East Lincolnshire - CON GAIN FROM NOC

02:10

COUNCIL RESULT

Rugby - CON HOLD

02:09


02:09

COUNCIL RESULT

Wakefield - LAB HOLD

02:08

COUNCIL RESULT

Reading - LAB HOLD

02:07

COUNCIL RESULT

Colchester - NOC HOLD

02:06

COUNCIL RESULT

Derby - NOC HOLD

02:04


02:03

COUNCIL RESULT

Southend-on-Sea - NOC GAIN FROM CON

02:03

COUNCIL RESULT

Eastleigh - LD HOLD

02:02

COUNCIL RESULT

Thurrock - NOC HOLD

02:01

LOL, very accurate this


02:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Stockport - NOC HOLD

01:59

COUNCIL RESULT

Portsmouth - NOC HOLD

01:58

COUNCIL RESULT

Bury - LAB HOLD

01:57

COUNCIL RESULT

Peterborough - NOC GAIN FROM CON

01:53

COUNCIL RESULT

St Albans - NOC GAIN FROM CON

01:52

Update from Sky


01:50

Darton East (Barnsley) result:

LDem: 70.5% (+64.0) 
Lab: 21.9% (-28.5) 
Con: 7.6% (-12.5) 

LDem GAIN from Lab.

01:47


01:46

Laura Kuenssberg says the Tories are losing one in six seats they are defending.  Labour are losing one in ten.  Not a good night for either.

01:44


01:40

Birchills Leamore (Walsall) result:

Con: 51.6% (+21.0)
Lab: 48.4% (-10.5)

Conservative GAIN from Labour.

01:39


01:38

COUNCIL RESULT

Rochdale - LAB HOLD

01:37

COUNCIL RESULT

Walsall - CON GAIN FROM NOC

01:36

COUNCIL RESULT

North Warwickshire - CON HOLD

01:33

Evelyn (Lewisham) By-election Result:

LAB: 53% (-2) 
GRN: 22% (+6) 
CON: 7% (-2)
LDM: 6% (-4) 
PBP: 5% (+5) 
UKIP: 4% (+4) 
WEP: 2% (+2) 
D&V: 0% (=) 

Labour HOLD.

01:32


01:29

Whitefoot (Lewisham) By-election Result:

LAB: 53% (-12) 
LDM: 21% (+11) 
CON: 13% (-3) 
PBP: 9% (+9)
CPA: 2% (+2)
WEP: 2% (+2)
D&V: 1% (+1)

Labour HOLD.

01:28

COUNCIL RESULT

Rushmoor - CON HOLD

01:26


01:24


01:21

Darfield (Barnsley) result:

D&V: 38.1% (+34.0) 
Lab: 33.8% (-18.1) 
LDem: 10.1% (+10.1) 
EDem: 9.7% (+9.7) 
Con: 8.4% (-4.9) 
UKIP: 0.0% (-30.7) 

D&V GAIN from Labour. 

D&V: Democrats & Veterans.

01:20


01:20

COUNCIL RESULT

North Tyneside - LAB HOLD

01:19

COUNCIL RESULT

Coventry - LAB HOLD

01:18

COUNCIL RESULT

Salford - LAB HOLD

01:16

COUNCIL RESULT

Wirral - NOC GAIN FROM LAB

01:15

An interesting spoilt ballot...


01:13


01:11

So far three councils have changed hands.  Labour have lost one to NOC and Tories have lost two to NOC

01:09

Hetton (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 33.3% (-20.3) 
UKIP: 28.7% (-5.3) 
Ind: 21.6% (+21.6) 
Oth: 7.0% (+7.0)
Con: 5.7% (-3.5)
Grn: 3.7% (+3.7)

01:08

De Bruce (Hartlepool) result:

FBM: 49.5% (+38.5) 
Lab: 37.6% (-4.1) 
Con: 12.8% (+1.2) 

No UKIP (-30.9) as prev.

For Britain GAIN from Labour.

01:08

COUNCIL RESULT

Hart - NOC HOLD

01:07

COUNCIL RESULT

Tandridge - NOC GAIN FROM CON

01:06

COUNCIL RESULT

Rochford - CON HOLD

01:06

COUNCIL RESULT

Lincoln - LAB HOLD

01:05

COUNCIL RESULT

Basildon - NOC GAIN FROM CON

01:04

COUNCIL RESULT

Brentwood - CON HOLD

01:03

Ryhope (Sunderland) result:

UKIP: 32.5% (+9.2) 
Lab: 31.8% (-20.3) 
Grn: 14.7% (+10.3) 
Con: 14.6% (-5.6) 
LDem: 6.5% (+6.5)

01:02

Corbynista Aaron Bastani has an epiphony...


01:01


00:58

Freshney (North East Lincolnshire) result:

Con: 35.3% (+8.8) 
Lab: 28.7% (-13.2) 
UKIP: 18.0% (-9.6) 
Ind: 17.9% (+17.9) 

Conservative GAIN from Labour.

00:56


00:52

COUNCIL RESULT

Barnsley - LAB HOLD

00:51

COUNCIL RESULT

Swindon - CON HOLD

00:51

COUNCIL RESULT

Castle Point - CON HOLD

00:49

COUNCIL RESULT

Exeter - LAB HOLD

00:48

COUNCIL RESULT

Tameside - LAB HOLD

00:46

Barry Gardiner is arguing that Hartlepool was already No Overall Control, just checked and it was definitely a LABOUR council Barry!

00:45

First change of hands and it's a loss for Labour.  Hartlepool goes to No Overall Control

00:44

COUNCIL RESULT

Hartlepool - NOC GAIN FROM LAB

00:39

LOL


00:38

Labour not happy in Barnsley...


00:37

COUNCIL RESULT

St Helens - LAB HOLD

00:37

COUNCIL RESULT

Wolverhampton - LAB HOLD

00:34

Barry Gardiner is losing his rag on BBC live coverage

00:32

COUNCIL RESULT

Epping Forest - CON HOLD

00:32

COUNCIL RESULT

Sefton - LAB HOLD

00:31


00:28

Wallasey (Wirral) result:

Con: 52.6% (+7.8)
Lab: 32.1% (-6.6)
Grn: 6.4% (+1.0)
LDem: 4.6% (+1.1) 
UKIP: 4.4% (-3.2)

00:27


00:26

COUNCIL RESULT

Oldham- LAB HOLD

00:25


00:23

Fulwell (Sunderland) result:

Con: 30.7% (-8.9) 
Lab: 29.1% (-12.4) 
LDem: 19.6% (+15.2) 
UKIP: 14.2% (-0.3) 
Grn: 6.5% (+6.5)

Conservative GAIN from Labour.

00:22

Blakelaw (Newcastle upon Tyne) result:

Lab: 51.0% (-4.4) 
UKIP: 20.9% (+2.5) 
LDem: 12.3% (+3.0) 
Con: 9.4% (-2.2) 
Grn: 6.3% (+1.0)

00:19

COUNCIL RESULT

Liverpool - LAB HOLD

00:19

COUNCIL RESULT

Harlow - LAB HOLD

00:13

Penhill & Upper Stratton (Swindon) result:

Con: 41.5% (+6.6)
Lab: 30.0% (-9.5)
Ind: 17.9% (+17.9) 
Grn: 6.6% (+1.9)
LDem: 4.2% (+4.2)

Conservative GAIN from Labour.

00:12

COUNCIL RESULT

Sandwell - LAB HOLD

00:12

COUNCIL RESULT

Broxbourne - CON HOLD

00:09

Birkenhead & Tranmere (Wirral) result:

Grn: 65.9% (+34.3) 
Lab: 31.7% (-24.3)
Con: 2.3% (-1.0) 

Green GAIN from Labour.

00:08

Redhill (Sunderland) result:

UKIP: 41.0% (+18.2) 
Lab: 37.6% (-25.2) 
Con: 14.1% (+4.5) 
Grn: 7.3% (+7.3) 

UKIP GAIN from Labour.

00:07


00:04

COUNCIL RESULT

Newcastle-upon-Tyne - LAB HOLD

00:04

Walker (Newcastle upon Tyne) result:

Lab: 53.5% (-12.3) 
UKIP: 32.1% (+10.9)
Con: 7.4% (+1.0)
LDem: 7.1% (+3.7)

00:02

Southwick (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 45.9% (-9.4)
UKIP: 25.7% (+3.2) 
Con: 15.7% (+1.2) 
Grn: 6.6% (+2.1) 
LDem: 6.0% (+2.8)

00:00

COUNCIL RESULT

Wigan - LAB HOLD

23:59

COUNCIL RESULT

South Tyneside - LAB HOLD

23:59

COUNCIL RESULT

Havant - CON HOLD

23:57

St Michael's (Sunderland) result:

Con: 50.8% (+4.5)
Lab: 21.2% (-9.4) 
UKIP: 12.2% (+0.2) 
Grn: 10.3% (+3.6) 
LDem: 5.5% (+1.1)

23:56

Millfield (Sunderland) result:

LDem: 60.7% (+52.6) 
Lab: 23.2% (-26.7) 
UKIP: 8.5% (-11.3) 
Con: 3.7% (-11.6) 
Grn: 2.6% (-2.5)

LDem GAIN from Lab.

23:55

Houghton (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 40.5% (-4.8) 
UKIP: 34.9% (+19.8)
Con: 9.8% (+1.5) 
Grn: 8.0% (+8.0)
Ind: 6.8% (-22.5)

23:53

Go on Grimesy!


23:51

St Michael's (Sunderland) result:

Con: 50.8% (+4.5) 
Lab: 21.2% (-9.4) 
UKIP: 12.2% (+0.2) 
Grn: 10.3% (+3.6) 
LDem: 5.5% (+1.1)

23:45

Doxford (Sunderland) result:

LDem: 42.7% (+42.7) 
Lab: 23.3% (-26.8) 
UKIP: 16.6% (-3.6) 
Con: 12.6% (-11.9) 
Grn: 4.8% (-0.4)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.

23:39

Washington Central (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 41.3% (-12.0) 
UKIP: 25.4% (+4.3) 
Con: 18.2% (+1.4) 
Grn: 9.3% (+5.2) 
LDem: 5.9% (+1.1)
23:39

Washington North (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 42.7% (-17.5) 
UKIP: 29.8% (+8.7) 
Con: 12.2% (+0.9) 
Grn: 11.7% (+7.5)
LDem: 3.6% (+0.3)
23:38

That was the first seat for UKIP on Sunderland council

23:36

St Anne's (Sunderland) result:

UKIP: 34.8% (+8.1) 
Lab: 32.9% (-19.6) 
Con: 16.8% (+1.8) 
LDem: 9.1% (+6.3) 
Grn: 6.4% (+3.4)

UKIP GAIN from Labour.

23:35


23:34

Labour clearly rattled by Sunderland results


23:32

Rodbourne Cheney (Swindon) result:

Lab: 46.3% (+3.6) 
Con: 38.3% (+7.1) 
UKIP: 15.4% (-4.8)

23:32

Three councils declared so far, all Labour Holds

23:31

Spalding Castle (South Holland) result:

Con: 46.7% (-37.8)
Grn: 37.6% (+22.1)
Ind: 15.7% (+15.7)

23:29

COUNCIL RESULT

Halton - LAB HOLD

23:28

More on those spoilt ballot papers...


23:26

St Chad's (Sunderland) result:

Con: 39.8% (+8.0)
Lab: 28.0% (-16.5) 
UKIP: 22.3% (+5.5) 
Grn: 5.8% (+2.7) 
LDem: 4.0% (+0.3)
23:24

Looking at those two Sunderland ward results the Labour vote crashed, while the Tory vote held up!  It could be an interesting night...

23:22

COUNCIL RESULT

Chorley - LAB HOLD

23:21

COUNCIL RESULT

Sunderland - LAB HOLD

23:19

Silksworth (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 37.7% (-15.9)
UKIP: 28.3% (+5.7)
Con: 19.8% (+1.4)
Grn: 9.6% (+4.2)
Oth: 4.7% (+4.7)

23:18

Washington North (Sunderland) result:

Lab: 42.7% (-17.5)
UKIP: 29.8% (+8.7)
Con: 12.2% (+0.9)
Grn: 11.7% (+7.5)
LDem: 3.6% (+0.3)

23:13

Turnout must be really low, some council wards have just declared


23:10

Leave means leave.  Here here #bbcqt

23:08

Another bunch of right-wingers were thrown off Facebook today, including this guy


23:04

Lots of ballot papers were being spoilt today


23:02

Thornberry already struggling to keep up with the far superior Kate Andrews #bbcqt

22:59

He's not missing much at the moment...


22:55

Kate Andrews always a joy to watch, she will put Thornberry to shame tonight #bbcqt

22:53

Interesting graphic unearthed by the beeb


22:50

Woman on #bbcqt says it's "a really interesting debate".  Is it?

22:48

Political editor of the Telegraph tweets...


22:46

Diane was campaigning in Thurrock today.  Imagine seeing that on your doorstep


22:33

Ed Miliband has been gobbing off a lot about the environment since the eco-brat landed.  The Guido Fawkes blog pointed out he's clocked up thousands of air miles in the last few years...


22:26

Tonight's Question Time will be a little less biased towards Remain, but it's still 3-2 to the Remainers...


22:19

Labour's Jamie Driscoll is favourite to be elected the first ever 'North of Tyne' mayor.  Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah was out campaigning for the Corbynista today


22:09

Little Owen, Ash Sarkar and their loony pals have been poking fun at Tommy Robinson today.  Ash and Owen have short memories, they weren't laughing when the Great Leader was egged


22:04

Polls have now closed, will be a few hours before the first results trickle in

21:49

Polls close in 11 minutes, updates to follow