BREAKING: Conservative gains in Devon, Somerset, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire UPDATE: And Nottinghamshire

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UPDATE: Conservatives take Nottinghamshire County Council.

UPDATE: Conservatives gain Lancashire and Derbyshire from Labour. 18% swing in Derbyshire.

UPDATE: Conservatives win Devon and Somerset Country Council. Labour looking weak in Lancashire.

UPDATE: Labour wins two council seats from the SNP, one in Glasgow and one in North Lanarkshire.

TOTAL COUNCIL CONTROL NATIONWIDE

Labour 0

Conservative 8

Liberal Democrat 1

TOTAL COUNCIL SEATS NATIONWIDE:

Labour (-28)

Conservative (+19)

Liberal Democrat (+3)

BREAKDOWN:

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Conservative hold

Conservative 60 (+14)

Independent and Others 7 (+3)

Liberal Democrat 5 (-3)

Labour 4 (-15)

BRISTOL COUNTY COUNCIL: Lib Dem gain (no previous control)

Liberal Democract 36 (+5)

Conservative 17 (+4)

Labour 16 (-9)

CENTRAL BEFORDSHIRE: New authority

Conservative 54

Liberal Democrat 11

Independent 1

Labour 0

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