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23 councils, six mayoralties, and a parliamentary by-election had been all up for grabs in Thursday’s elections.

We’ll replace this submit all through the day because the outcomes are available in.

Runcorn and Helsby by-election – Reform UK win

Reform UK received this parliamentary by-election by simply six votes.

The social gathering’s candidate, Sarah Pochin, boosted the social gathering’s vote share by over 20% to take the win, which is the closest by-election victory in fashionable historical past.

Better Lincolnshire mayoralty – Reform UK win

Tory defector Dame Andrea Jenkyns swept to victory for Reform UK with a majority of almost 40,000 votes.

Doncaster mayoralty – Labour maintain

Labour’s Ros Jones barely clung on to the Doncaster mayoralty – with 23,805 votes, whereas Reform UK’s Alexander Jones had 23,107.

West of England mayoralty – Labour maintain

Labour has held on to the mayoralty of the West of England Mixed Authority, with Helen Godwin beating Reform UK’s Arron Banks by nearly 6,000 votes.

North Tyneside mayoralty – Labour maintain

After a recount, Labour clung on to this mayoralty with a really slim majority of 444 votes. A Labour supply mentioned this end result was “removed from a given”.

Northumberland council – Tory loss to no general management

The Tories misplaced 10 seats and Labour misplaced 12, with Reform UK gaining 23.

Staffordshire council – Reform achieve from Tories

The primary council to be taken by Reform – the social gathering overturned a whopping Tory majority of fifty to win management.

Lincolnshire council – Reform achieve from Tories

One other large Conservative majority – 38 – worn out by Farage’s social gathering.