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| Local elections 2017: The results mapped | Local elections 2017: The results mapped |
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| The Conservative Party has made major gains in local elections across Britain, fuelled by a collapse in the UKIP vote and poor results for Labour. | |
| A total of 4,851 seats were up for grabs in 88 councils - all 32 in Scotland, 22 in Wales and 34 country councils and unitary authorities in England. | |
| 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. |
| Local elections: Latest updates | Local elections: Latest updates |
| The Conservatives have made gains while almost all the other parties have lost ground. | The Conservatives have made gains while almost all the other parties have lost ground. |
| Labour has lost more than 380 council seats, UKIP has suffered heavy losses and the Lib Dems have 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 Conservatives appear to have been the main beneficiaries of a decline in support for UKIP. |
| The party is now in charge of 11 more councils having taken Derbyshire from Labour as well as Warwickshire, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, the Isle of Wight and Monmouthshire - all of which were previously under no overall control. | The party is now in charge of 11 more councils having taken Derbyshire from Labour as well as 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 day for Labour. | |
| The party has lost control of seven councils, including Glasgow, as well as Bridgend and Blaenau Gwent. It described its performance as "disappointing" five weeks before the general election. | |
| The Lib Dems have had a mixed performance, with some seats won and others lost. | 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. | 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. | "We're in a relatively encouraging position, though there hasn't been a spectacular breakthrough," he said. |
| UKIP suffered a bad night - losing more than 140 councillors. The party lost all of its seats in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, Hampshire, Essex and the Isle of Wight. | |
| The SNP has suffered modest losses, losing control of Dundee. | The SNP has suffered modest losses, losing control of Dundee. |
| Conservative advances in Scotland have come mostly at the expense of Labour, which has lost more than 80 councillors north of the border. | Conservative advances in Scotland have come mostly at the expense of Labour, which has lost more than 80 councillors north of the border. |
| Meanwhile, the Green Party has won 40 seats, gaining six so far. | |
| Those unaffiliated to any political party have done well, with more independents gaining seats. | Those unaffiliated to any political party have done well, with more independents gaining seats. |