Note: The following timings are based on local authority forecasts, so are only a rough guide. When there have been discrepancies in past elections, the results have often been announced later rather than earlier.
English councils to watch
Southampton – Includes symbolic parliamentary seat (Southampton Itchen). Bad sign for Labour if it loses majority, probably to No Overall Control (NOC). Result expected 3am Friday.
Cannock Chase – Labour could lose majority to NOC. Not counting until Friday morning (results will come from late morning onwards)
Crawley – Con target (from Lab). Expected 3am Friday
Dudley – Con target (from Lab). Expected 3am Friday
Redditch – Con target (from Lab). Expected 3.30am Friday
Rossendale – Con target (from Lab). Counting Friday morning
Kirklees – Lab target (now NOC). Counting Friday
Calderdale – Lab target (now NOC). Counting Friday
Three Rivers – Con target (now NOC). Counting Friday
Trafford – Con could lose majority to NOC. Expected 3.30am Friday
Plymouth – close fight between Lab and Con; Ukip could hold balance. Expected 3am Friday
Thurrock – Ukip’s best shot. Expected 3am Fri
Full list of Thursday night counts
Sunderland 23:00
Tunbridge Wells 23:00
Rugby 23:30
Tameside 23:30
Nuneaton & Bedworth 00:01
Sefton 00:01
Southend-on-Sea 00:01
Wolverhampton 00:01
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 00:30
Brentwood 01:00
Havant 01:00
Ipswich 01:00
North East Lincolnshire 01:00
South Tyneside 01:00
Wirral 01:00
Bury 01:30
Castle Point 01:30
Hartlepool 01:30
Runnymede 01:30
Swindon 01:30
Basildon 02:00
Birmingham 02:00
Coventry 02:00
Eastleigh 02:00
Fareham 02:00
Gosport 02:00
Halton 02:00
Hart 02:00
Kingston-upon-Hull 02:00
Lincoln 02:00
Newcastle-under-Lyme 02:00
Oldham 02:00
Rochdale 02:00
Rushmoor 02:00
Stockport 02:00
Tamworth 02:00
Tandridge 02:00
Walsall 02:00
West Lancashire 02:00
West Oxfordshire 02:00
Worcester 02:00
Bolton 03:00
Chorley 03:00
Crawley 03:00
Dudley 03:00
Exeter 03:00
Great Yarmouth 03:00
Harlow 03:00
Hastings 03:00
Plymouth 03:00
Preston 03:00
Salford 03:00
Sandwell 03:00
Solihull 03:00
Southampton 03:00
South Lakeland 03:00
Stevenage 03:00
Thurrock 03:00
Wigan 03:00
Redditch 03:30
St Albans 03:30
Trafford 03:30
Cambridge 04:00
Scottish Parliament
Cunninghame South 02:00
East Kilbride 02:00
Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse 02:00
Na h-Eileanan an Iar 02:00
Rutherglen 02:00
Uddingston & Bellshill 02:00
Orkney Islands 02:30
Perthshire North 02:30
Perthshire South & Kinross-shire 02:30
Shetland Islands 02:30
Stirling 02:30
Angus North & Mearns 03:00
Angus South 03:00
Ayr 03:00
Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley 03:00
Clydebank & Milngavie 03:00
Cunninghame North 03:00
Dumbarton 03:00
Dumfriesshire 03:00
Dundee City East 03:00
Dundee City West 03:00
Galloway & Dumfries West 03:00
Greenock & Inverclyde 03:00
Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley 03:00
Strathkelvin & Bearsden 03:00
Note: As the SNP are set to win a landslide in the constituencies, the interesting results will be for the PR list seats – local authorities are saying by 8am, but it could be lunchtime, and much later in some cases.
Welsh Assembly
Merthyr Tydfil 01:00
Blaenau Gwent 02:00
Torfaen 02:00
Alyn & Deeside 02:30
Carmarthen East & Dinefwr 02:30
Delyn 02:30
Llanelli 02:30
Vale of Clwyd 02:30
Ynys Mon 02:30
Aberavon 03:00
Aberconwy 03:00
Arfon 03:00
Brecon & Radnorshire 03:00
Clwyd South 03:00
Clwyd West 03:00
Dwyfor Meirionnydd 03:00
Gower 03:00
Montgomeryshire 03:00
Neath 03:00
Swansea East 03:00
Swansea West 03:00
Wrexham 03:00
Caerphilly 03:30
Islwyn 03:30
Newport East 03:30
Newport West 03:30
Note: The crucial PR list results will be calculated after these results and are not expected until 7am Friday – could be later
London Mayor
Counting Friday. Figuring out the timings of the results is complicated due to the London Assembly elections being held at same time. Officially they are due between 4-6pm Friday, but in the past have been some hours later.
