Local elections 2022: Key results so far as Boris Johnson suffers setbacks

More than 4,000 councillors in 146 councils are standing for election across England in major cities including Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and all 32 London boroughs.

All 32 councils in Scotland and all 22 in Wales are also holding elections.

The count in Leeds gets underway at the city's First Direct Arena this morning.

Latest results reveal Sir Keir Starmer's party further strengthened its grip on the capital, taking the totemic Tory authority in Wandsworth, winning Westminster for the first time since its creation in 1964 and clinching victory in Barnet.

As dozens of Tory councillors lost their seats against a backdrop of the row about lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and the cost-of-living crisis, local Conservative leaders criticised the Prime Minister.

John Mallinson, leader of Carlisle City Council hit out after Labour took control of the new Cumberland authority which will replace it.

He told the BBC: "I think it is not just partygate, there is the integrity issue.

"Basically I just don't feel people any longer have the confidence that the Prime Minister can be relied upon to tell the truth."

In Portsmouth, where the Tories lost four seats, Simon Bosher the leader of the Conservative group said Mr Johnson should "take a good, strong look in the mirror" because "those are people that are actually bearing the brunt on the doorstep of behaviour of what's been going on in Westminster".

Ravi Govindia, leader of the Wandsworth Tories, said: "Let's not be coy about it, of course national issues were part of the dilemma people were facing."

Before the final results were declared in Barnet, the Conservative group leader Daniel Thomas conceded defeat, saying the loss was a "warning shot" from his party's supporters.

"Clearly if Labour are to get a majority in Parliament they need to win Barnet," he said.

"They won the council, if they win our parliamentary constituencies as well, then it doesn't bode well for us to form a Government in future general elections."

In other developments:

* Labour lost Hull to the Liberal Democrats.

* Labour gained Southampton from the Conservatives.

* The Tories lost Worcester to no overall control.

* The Conservatives lost West Oxfordshire, which contains David Cameron's former Witney constituency, to no overall control.

* Voters in Bristol decided to abolish the post of mayor in a referendum.

* In Rutland, where there was not even an election, council leader Oliver Hemsley quit the Conservative group.

* Votes will start to be counted later in more counties in England, Scotland and Wales.

* In Northern Ireland, counting will begin to decide on the make-up of the Stormont Assembly, with Sinn Fein vying with the DUP to become the largest party.

After full results were declared from 67 councils, the Tories had lost control of four authorities and suffered a net loss of 90 seats, Labour had a net gain of two councils and 57 councillors, the Lib Dems had gained a council and 37 seats while the Greens had put on 20 councillors.