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Votes are being counted in some parts of England, with some key London boroughs looking grim for the Conservatives.

PM insists ‘mixed’ results also included some ‘remarkable gains’ for Conservatives; Labour, Lib Dems and Greens celebrate key wins

Thousands of council seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland will elect Assembly members.

Caroline Nokes is among senior Tories calling for an all-women shortlist in the by-election to replace Neil Parish

Results will begin trickling in from the early hours of Friday morning

Leadership ‘conversations’ will resume as soon as the results are in on Friday, prime minister warned

Caroline Nokes slates ‘deliberate belittling and demeaning of women MPs’

Stormont has failed to fully put into effect 2019 law passed by Westminster leaving women with ‘deplorable options’

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…