Millions of people across England and Wales have been voting in today's local elections - and now the counting begins. Follow all the results and reaction through the night live on the Politics Hub.
Local elections have been held across 107 English councils, including 31 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary councils and 58 district councils.A total of 2,636 seats - the smallest number of any local electoral cycle - are up for grabs.There are no local council elections in Scotland and Wales.Police and crime commissionersPolice and crime commissioners are also being elected across England and Wales, with 33 in the former and four in the latter.
MayorsThere are also nine mayoral elections for combined authorities: the East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, Tees Valley, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire.Of these mayoral posts, three - East Midlands, the North East, and York and North Yorkshire - are newly created and will be holding their inaugural election, which will use the first-past-the-post system that is used in general elections.
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