Final figures for South Glos Con 23 (-10) Lib Dems 20 (+3) Lab 17 (+6) Ind 1 (+1)

The Tories remain the largest party on North Somerset council with 13 seats, Labour are second on 10 and the Lib Dem’s on 9 with various independents making up the numbers. Remains NOC but who knows how this council leadership will be decided.

So close of play in the West Country and across the region and the total number of councillors elected today is: LD 70 (+5) Con 39 (-17) Lab 32 (+10) Independent/Localist 17 (-6) Green 10 (+7) (These figures don’t include Bristol which is all up next year)

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees has already confirmed he is seeking selection as the Labour candidate in the new Bristol North East constituency

There is to be a by-election in the Bishopston and Ashley Down ward in Bristol after Cllr Lily Fitzgibbon 🌱 announced her resignation

Mayor of Lewisham Damien Egan beats favourite and incumbent Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees to the selection as Labour’s candidate for the new Bristol North East seat

So the greens manage to hold on to Bishopston and Ashley Down. Labour are slightly up on their 2016 performance when they won one of the seats in the ward but the greens have gained at the expense of the Lib Dem’s since 2016. Sets up a fascinating contest in May!

Chris Skidmore has announced he will step down from Parliament. This will trigger a by-election in Kingswood, a bellwether seat in the Bristol suburbs that is due to be split between the new Bristol North East and North East Somerset & Hanham seats at the next general election

Labour announce Bristol NE candidate Damien Egan as their candidate for the Kingswood by-election

Polls have closed in Kingswood

Kingswood Result LAB: 44.9% (+11.5) CON: 34.9% (-21.3) RFM: 10.4% (New)) GRN: 5.8% (+3.4) LDM: 3.5% (-3.5) UKIP: 0.5% (New)