Results have started coming in from the local elections ... 54 seats in 2021. Nigel Farage's Reform UK could be on the brink of inflicting defeat on Labour in the first by-election test for ...

Keir Starmer says the results are "disappointing" for Labour, while Nigel Farage says it signals "the end of two-party politics".

Initial local elections results show Reform picking up council seats around the country both from the Conservatives and from Labour.

The BBC results service covers council and mayoral elections that are part of the regular election cycle as well as the Westminster by-election in Runcorn and Helsby. Council results are available at ...

By comparison, the mean turnout in last year’s local elections was at 30.2 per cent, while the equivalent races in 2021 saw 34.1 per cent of voters cast ballots. These figures are subject to change.