Local elections 2016

The Labour Party remains in control of Gateshead Council following this year's local elections.

The Labour Party remains in control of North Tyneside following this year's local elections.

The turnout for the local elections was 56,736 (36.7%).

Labour held all seats as well as gaining two from the Conservatives.

The new make up of the council - 51 Labour, 7 Conservatives, and 2 Liberal Democrats.

The Conservative Party remains in control of Craven District Council following this year's local elections.

Thirty seats were contested with average turnout at 41%.

The Conservative Party has increased its majority control of Harrogate Council by two seats following yesterday's local elections.

Following the elections, the breakdown of Harrogate Borough Council is now:

• 37 Conservative (+2)
• 15 Lib Dem
• 2 Independent
• 0 United Alliance (-2)

The results from the Hartlepool Council elections:

Labour: 6

UKIP: 3

Conservatives: 1

Putting Hartlepool First: 1

See more details on the full results here

The three UKIP gains are below:

Hartlepool Labour HOLD - with UKIP gaining three seats.

More to follow.

UKIP gain two seats from Labour in Hartlepool - more results from Hartlepool as we get them.