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The Conservatives have made gains in the local council elections, with Labour and UKIP losing out, as the early results are declared.The Conservatives have made gains in the local council elections, with Labour and UKIP losing out, as the early results are declared.
Lincolnshire council had been under no overall control (NOC), but swung decisively back to the Conservatives as UKIP lost all 13 of the seats it won in 2013. A total of 4,851 seats are up for grabs in 88 councils - all 32 in Scotland, 22 in Wales and 34 country councils and unitary authorities in England.
Meanwhile, Labour has lost control of Blaenau Gwent to independent candidates and Bridgend to no overall control. Results, including all those in Scotland, will continue to be declared throughout Friday.
Many authorities, including all those in Scotland, will not begin counting until Friday morning.
This page will be updated over the course of Friday as more results come in.This page will be updated over the course of Friday as more results come in.
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It has been a good night for the Conservatives and a poor night for almost all the other parties.
Labour lost ground, UKIP suffered heavy losses and the Lib Dems did not make the gains they had hoped for.
The Conservatives appear to have been the main beneficiaries of a decline in support for UKIP.
The party is now in charge of Warwickshire, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, the Isle of Wight and Monmouthshire, all of which were previously under no overall control.
Meanwhile, it has been a less successful night for Labour.
So far, it has lost control of councils in Lincolnshire, Cumbria and Warwickshire as well as Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend in Wales.
The Lib Dems have had a mixed performance, with some seats won and others lost.
Lib Dem former business secretary Vince Cable said the night had been "neutral" for his party.
"We're in a relatively encouraging position, though there hasn't been a spectacular breakthrough," he said.
UKIP suffered a bad night - losing all 42 of its contested seats that have been declared so far.
The party has lost all of its seats in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, Hampshire, Essex and the Isle of Wight.
But it has been a good night for those unaffiliated to any political party, with more independents gaining seats.