With the first 40 of 136 councils declared, Labour had lost more than 200 councillors as well as losing control of eight local authorities.
Reform UK had gained 270 seats and control of one council, the Liberal Democrats had gained 29 seats and a council, and the Greens had gained 23 seats, with the Conservatives down 61, and independents, ratepayer parties and Your Party combined down a total of 59.