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England council results
78 of 136 councilsCounting under way
- Reform UK 715 councillors 713 councillors gained
- Liberal Democrat 451 councillors 30 councillors gained
- Labour 407 councillors 526 councillors lost
- Conservative 400 councillors 304 councillors lost
- Green 162 councillors 100 councillors gained
- Independent 71 councillors 4 councillors gained
Scottish Parliament results
- Scottish National Party 33 seats No change
- Conservative 2 seats 1 seat lost
- Liberal Democrat 2 seats No change
- Labour 1 seat 1 seat gained
- Reform UK 0 seats No change
- Scottish Green 0 seats No change
Welsh Parliament results
- Plaid Cymru 13 seats 5 seats gained
- Reform UK 11 seats 11 seats gained
- Labour 3 seats 11 seats lost
- Conservative 2 seats 6 seats lost
- Green 1 seat 1 seat gained
- Liberal Democrat 0 seats No change
Labour admits defeat in Wales as SNP claims victory in Scotland and Reform surges in English council seats
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Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan expected to lose seat as Plaid and Reform make early gains
Multiple sources tell the BBC that the Welsh Labour leader will lose her seat in Ceredigion Penfro.
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