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| Local elections 2025: Who won in my area? | Local elections 2025: Who won in my area? |
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| Results are coming in from local elections being held across parts of England. | |
| In the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, Reform UK took the seat from Labour by just six votes after a lengthy recount. | In the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, Reform UK took the seat from Labour by just six votes after a lengthy recount. |
| Andrea Jenkyns of Reform UK has become the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, having won with more than 40% of the vote. | Andrea Jenkyns of Reform UK has become the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, having won with more than 40% of the vote. |
| The party has also picked up control of Staffordshire council from the Conservatives. | |
| Labour has retained three of its existing mayoralties, with Reform coming second in all of them. In both Doncaster and North Tyneside, Labour's majority was less than 1,000. | Labour has retained three of its existing mayoralties, with Reform coming second in all of them. In both Doncaster and North Tyneside, Labour's majority was less than 1,000. |
| Most of the 23 council results are expected on Friday afternoon, but overnight counts have seen Reform taking seats from both Conservatives and Labour. | Most of the 23 council results are expected on Friday afternoon, but overnight counts have seen Reform taking seats from both Conservatives and Labour. |
| Use our tool to find out the results of elections near you. | Use our tool to find out the results of elections near you. |
| Council seats | Council seats |
| Most council areas are still counting their results but Northumberland has declared. It remains under no overall control after no single party won enough seats for a majority. | Most council areas are still counting their results but Northumberland has declared. It remains under no overall control after no single party won enough seats for a majority. |
| Reform are in the lead in Durham and Lincolnshire, while in Hertfordshire the Conservatives narrowly have the most seats. | |
| These parts of the country are expected to be among places where support for Reform is highest. | These parts of the country are expected to be among places where support for Reform is highest. |
| Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats have picked up several council seats in Devon. | |
| New mayors | New mayors |
| In Greater Lincolnshire, former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns, who defected to Reform in November, will become the area's first mayor. She beat her closest opponent, Conservative Rob Waltham, by almost 40,000 votes. | In Greater Lincolnshire, former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns, who defected to Reform in November, will become the area's first mayor. She beat her closest opponent, Conservative Rob Waltham, by almost 40,000 votes. |
| Labour has held on to three of its mayoralties, in North Tyneside, Doncaster, and the West of England. Reform UK were second in all three, coming within 500 votes of victory in North Tyneside. | Labour has held on to three of its mayoralties, in North Tyneside, Doncaster, and the West of England. Reform UK were second in all three, coming within 500 votes of victory in North Tyneside. |
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