The Latest Breaking News from The Liberal Democrats

20 seats were contested in Balderstone & Kirkholt, Bamford, Castleton, Central Rochdale, East Middleton, Healey, Hopwood Hall, Kingsway, Littleborough Lakeside, Milkstone & Deeplish, Milnrow & Newhey, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, Smallbridge & Firgrove, South Middleton, Spotland & Falinge, Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough, West Heywood and West Middleton

The results were finalised at Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre at around 1.30am on Friday

Shooters party and potentially Liberal Democrats may have more influence in upper house as One Nation becomes marginalised

Exclusive: Increases since 2019 also outstrip funding for free school meals as costs jump, Lib Dems find

The elections will take place on Thursday, May 4, and voters will be keen to find out if Labour will keep control

The elections on May 4 will determine the political control of councils for the next four years

Some people have even bought a dog in order to feel safer at home, according to a poll commissioned by the party.

Here is everything you need to know about what's happening in Newcastle on local election day 2023

The 230 councils being contested in the local elections were last up for grabs in the dying days of Theresa May's premiership in 2019, when the Tories suffered major losses at the ballot box