Miliband; 'the hard work starts now'
The Labour leader Ed Miliband has been in Harlow in Essex where his party seized control in last week's council elections.
Speaking at a question and answer session with members of the public he said that politicians would have to work to win back voters' trust.
Ed Miliband in Harlow
Ed Miliband visits key battleground after his party seize Harlow in local elections
Election 2012: Colchester
Colchester Borough Council remain hung with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party following the local elections.
Election 2012: Winners and losers in the East
Emma Hutchinson rounds up election day in the East