It has been an eventful day in North Somerset, as the Conservative Party lost control of what has been seen as very much a "true blue" constituency.
The local election results saw North Somerset local election results 2019: Conservatives to lose control after 'whitewash' , for the first time since 2007.
Now a former North Somerset councillor, North Somerset Council deputy leader Elfan Ap Rees to return to 'writing about helicopters' after losing seat - and has said he will now return to "writing about helicopters" and "enjoying life".
The outlook was not good as ballots began to be piled after voting on May 2, with North Somerset MP Liam Fox saying he has been receiving calls about the bad news for the Tory party since 2am.
Dr Fox blamed the election whitewash on Brexit , while former council leader Nigel Ashton - who did retain his seat, although lost a huge portion of his majority - blamed central Goverment.
You can see all of the news from the day's election coverage in our live blog here .
Here are the 2019 local election results in full for North Somerset Council:
Backwell (one seat)
Bridget Petty - Green - 1,121
Peter Soothill - Conservative - 572
Dan Bewley - Labour - 73
Banwell and Winscombe (two seats)
Ann Harley - Conservative - 1,131
Karin Haverson - Green - 1,030
Jerry O’Brien - Conservative - 842
Alison Willins - Labour - 458
John Parry - Labour - 407
Blagdon and Churchill (one seat)
Patrick Keating - Lib Dem - 647
James Davis - Conservative - 402
Patrick Cooney - Labour - 108
Clevedon East (one seat)
David Shopland - Independent - 479
Tony Cherry - Lib Dem - 302
Hannah Young - Labour - 184
Harry Blades - Conservative - 146
Clevedon South (one seat)
Mark Crosby - Independent - 710
Bob Garner - Conservative - 271
Clevedon Walton (one seat)
Caroline Cherry - Lib Dem - 693
Sally Moores - Conservative - 560
Jacob Bettany - Labour - 138
Clevedon West (one seat)
Geoffrey Richardson - Lib Dem - 638
Chris Blades - Conservative - 459
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Clevedon Yeo (one seat)
Richard Westwood - Labour - 482
Anita Heappey - Conservative - 458
Congresbury and Puxton (one seat)
Stuart Treadaway - Lib Dem - 664
Annie Higgs - Labour and Co-op - 391
Samantha Pepperall - Conservative - 166
Gordano Valley (one seat)
Nigel Ashton - Conservative - 686
Thomas Gravatt - Lib Dem - 542
Ailsa Milnes - Labour - 168
North Somerset local election results 2019: Conservatives to lose control after 'whitewash'
Hutton and Locking (two seats)
Mike Solomon - Independent - 1,075
Terry Porter - Conservative - 951
Elfan Ap Rees - Conservative - 768
Tim Taylor - Labour - 386
Helen Thornton - Labour - 354
Long Ashton (two seats)
Ashley Cartman - Lib Dem - 1,251
Stuart McQuillan - Green - 1,088
Charles Cave - Conservative - 1,065
Kate Stowey - Conservative - 996
David Johnson - Labour - 376
Owen Lloyd-Jones - Labour - 361
Nailsea Golden Valley (one seat)
Andy Cole - Independent - 1,220
Jane Holt - Conservative - 232
Christopher Watts - Labour - 103
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Nailsea West End (one seat)
James Tonkin - Independent - 876
Anita Smith - Conservative - 240
Nailsea Yeo (one seat)
Mike Bird - Independent - 685
Mary Blatchford - Conservative - 280
Jon Argles - Labour - 116
David Howells - Lib Dem - 71
Nailsea Youngwood (one seat)
Sandra Hearne - Independent - 587
Jan Barber - Conservative - 411
Dee Houlbrook - Labour - 130
Pill (one seat)
Donald Davies - Independent - 1,322
Amanda Weekes - Conservative - 133
Portishead East (two seats)
Caritas Charles - Portishead Independents - 1,425
Paul Gardner - Portishead Independents - 1,415
David Oyns - Conservative - 347
David Pasley - Conservative - 308
Sophie Davies - Labour - 166
William Filer - Labour - 135
Matthew Woods - Ukip - 73
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Portishead North (one seat)
Timothy Snaden - Portishead Independents - 1,218
Reyna Knight - Conservative - 396
Lennon Manners-Lolley - Labour - 169
Portishead South (one seat)
Huw James - Lib Dem - 590
Peter Burden - Conservative - 587
Wayne Harper - Labour - 248
Portishead West (two seats)
Nicola Holland - Portishead Independents - 2,247
John Cato - Independent - 1,116
Sue Mason - Lib Dem - 891
Felicity Baker - Conservative - 634
David Jolley - Conservative - 493
Stephen Harrison - Labour - 211
William Stone - Labour - 167
Weston-super-Mare Central (two seats)
Mike Bell - Lib Dem - 1,079
Robert Payne - Lib Dem - 842
Richard Nightingale - Conservative - 507
Holly Law - Labour - 457
Katrina Sprague - Conservative - 374
Rod Tyler - Labour - 332
Weston-super-Mare Hillside (two seats)
Mark Canniford - Lib Dem - 1,516
John Crockford-Hawley - Lib Dem - 1,429
Chris Nettleton - Conservative - 334
Hilary Coombes - Labour - 293
Neil Norton - Labour - 262
Michael Wedlake - Conservative - 258
Paul Coles - Ukip - 198
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Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke (two seats)
Lisa Pilgrim - Conservative - 1,052
Roz Willis - Conservative - 1,028
Richard Skinner - Lib Dem - 636
Pete McAleer - Labour - 518
John Cadwallader - Labour - 462
George Dellipiani - Ukip - 434
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle (one seat)
Gill Bute - Conservative - 331
Hugh Eckett - Lib Dem - 287
Dawn Parry - Labour - 270
Johnny Boxshall - Independent - 112
Weston-super-Mare Milton (two seats)
Richard Tucker - Labour - 1,099
Catherine Gibbons - Labour - 935
Peter Fox - Conservative - 685
Patricia Oliver - Conservative - 516
Joan Dunne - Lib Dem - 368
Dr Mike Kellaway-Marriott - Independent - 43
Weston-super-Mare North Worle (two seats)
Marc Aplin - Conservative - 839
Marcia Pepperall - Conservative - 665
Lewis Treloar - Lib Dem - 515
Denise Hunt - Labour - 488
Alan Rice - Lib Dem - 454
James Willis-Boden - Labour - 352
Weston-super-Mare South (two seats)
Ian Parker - Labour - 889
James Clayton - Labour - 846
John Carter - Conservative - 332
Robert Cleland - Conservative - 275
Weston-super-Mare South Worle (two seats)
Peter Crew - Conservative - 741
David Hitchins - Conservative - 663
Gilly Carpenter - Labour - 576
Dave Dash - Labour - 553
Ella Sayce - Lib Dem - 374
Weston-super-Mare Uphill (two seats)
John Ley-Morgan - Independent - 1,136
Anthony Peter Bryant - Conservative - 604
Clive Webb - Conservative - 464
Brigitte Nowers - Labour - 459
Fraser Coppin - Lib Dem - 427
Paul Seaton - Labour - 405
Colin Vennall -Ukip - 352
Anne Bunn - Independent - 286
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke (two seats)
Sarah Codling - Conservative - 990
Ciaran Cronnelly - Labour - 466
Val Donegan - Labour - 450
Christopher Vickery - Conservative - 427
Wick St Lawrence and St Georges (one seat)
Ruth Jacobs - Conservative - 448
Ciro La Motta - Labour - 294
Winford (one seat)
Hugh Gregor - Independent - 798
Jeremy Blatchford - Conservative - 290
Wrington (one seat)
Steve Hogg - Independent- 1,180
Luke Smith - Conservative - 220
Ian Hamilton - Labour- 105
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Yatton (two seats)
Steve Bridger - Independent - 1,874
Wendy Griggs - Lib Dem - 1,316
Jill Iles - Conservative - 619
James MacQueen - Conservative - 442
Adrian Baker - Labour - 240
Kevin O’Brien - Labour - 154
