Seats were won by Reform UK candidates David Donnelly and Julie Lumsden, and Labour's William George Colquhoun. Things are moving quickly at the moment, as the result for the Lloyds and Corby ward has been announced. Labour's Mark Pengelly won the most votes with 981, while Reform UK's Robert Bloom secured 807.

Some 1,650 local councillors were elected in 23 councils, with a further six mayoral races and one by-election in Runcorn and Helsby. From the unexpected scale of Reform’s success, to Labour winning no votes in some areas, The Independent looks at the most important figures from the 2025 local elections.

Labour has lost a safe parliamentary seat to Reform in Runcorn and Helsby, and has Farage’s party breathing down its neck even in places like Doncaster and North Tyneside, where it won mayoralties by a whisker.