136 of 136 councils Counting complete
Labour loses control of Lambeth and Lewisham as the party's support falls away across London
Aspire hold Tower Hamlets and Croydon remains under no overall control in the other results declared today in the capital
These local elections have seen London's political landscape change dramatically with both the Greens and Reform UK picking up their first councils
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan tells the BBC he blames the government for the results, which has seen Labour losing two mayors and control of several councils
Until this vote, Labour had 21 boroughs, the Conservatives had five, the Lib Dems had three, the Aspire Party had one and two were no overall control
While we will focus on London, you can also keep across what is happening across the UK here and find results in your area here
The Liberal Democrats have held Kingston-upon-Thames Council, with 44 seats.
A residents' association gained two seats, up by one on the last election, while the Conservatives took two seats, a loss of one on the last election.
Croydon has re-elected its Conservative mayor, Jason Perry.
Perry won with 35,871 votes, up on 33,413 in the previous election.
Labour received 34,758 votes and the Greens had 14,404 votes.
Luxmy Gopal
At the Hillingdon count
In Hillingdon, the Conservatives have retained control of the council.
It had been expected that they’d be under threat from Reform UK.
Earlier today, one Conservative councillor told me they were not feeling too worried by Reform, and suggested that it was actually Labour - rather than the Tories - who were seeing their voters switch to Reform in Hillingdon.
The Conservatives took 30 seats, gaining two on the last election, Labour took 16 seats, a loss of seven from the last election, and Reform UK gained four seats.
Lewisham voters have elected Liam Shrivastava as Green mayor, with 35,265 votes.
Labour came in with 30,374 votes and Reform UK took 7,288 votes.
Nicky Ford
At the Croydon count
Voter turnout has risen this year in Croydon, with 40.99% of the electorate casting a vote for the borough's mayor. In 2022 it was 35%.
There were even more voters for the local councillors, with a 41.02% turnout, up from 34.4% in 2022.
Luxmy Gopal
At the Hillingdon count
It seems to be close-run for a few wards in Hillingdon, as a few recounts have been requested.
Heathrow Villages is currently on its second recount.
There was a recount for West Drayton, where the Greens campaigned hard. Reform UK is also very hopeful, with a source saying they expect to win it.
Noor Nanji
News correspondent in Camden
The Labour leader of Camden council, Richard Olszewski, has lost his seat.
He was standing in Holborn and Covent Garden, which in 2022 had three Labour seats.
All three councillors declared today in the ward are Green.
It's also a blow for Sir Keir Starmer, who is the MP for Holborn and St Pancras.
Noor Nanji
News correspondent in Camden
Results are coming in thick and fast here at Camden Council.
Counting has been going on since morning, and as you can see, it's taking place across multiple floors.
So far the majority of the seats declared have gone to Labour, but the Conservatives, Greens and Lib Dems have all also picked up early wins.
Historically, this council has been a Labour stronghold, but this was one of the boroughs where the Greens were hoping to do really well.
The Liberal Democrats are also hoping to scoop up more seats.
The results here will be closely watched, not least because it is Sir Keir Starmer's back garden - he's the MP for Holborn and St Pancras in the south of the borough.
But it will also be watched to see how much the Labour vote is splintering to other parties on the left.
Matt Graveling
At the Waltham Forest count
Image source, PA MediaBefore the election, Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics said predicted some Green successes for Waltham Forest.
He said the borough, which has been a Conservative/Labour borough ever since its creation, was "on the edge between Labour holding control and possibly going no overall control with Labour as the biggest party".
At the count today, nine out of 22 wards have been announced.
The current results are:
Tom Edwards
At the Hackney count
Zoë Garbett, the newly elected Green mayor of Hackney, has been re-elected alongside another Green candidate for Dalston ward.
However, because Garbett was already voted in as mayor, there will be a by-election for her Dalston seat.
Harrison Galliven
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Labour has retained control of Merton Council for another four years, marking a blow to Liberal Democrat hopes of taking the borough.
The results of Thursday’s election came in the early hours of Friday morning, with the party securing a clear majority of seats on the council.
Labour strengthened its hold on the council after returning 32 councillors across the authority’s 57 seats, with a modest gain of one seat compared with the party’s 2022 result.
The Lib Dems, who hoped to unseat Labour and strengthen their south-west London stronghold, secured 19 seats, up on their 2022 result.
The Conservatives retained their stronghold in Wimbledon Village, but lost three councillors on the night.
Voter turnout in Merton was 45.15%, up from 40% in 2022. Thursday's election saw a record 271 candidates standing across all 20 wards.
Leyla Hayes
At the Newham count
Newham has elected Forhad Hussain as Labour mayor, with 25,538 votes.
Mehmood Mirza, for Newham Independents Party, took 20,234 votes and Areeq Chowdhury for the Greens received 18,999 votes.
Wendy Hurrell
At the Lewisham count
It is quietly industrious at the Lewisham count, which will decide the new mayor for the borough and is hotly contested between the Greens and Labour.Rudi Schmidt, who defected from Labour just a few weeks ago to the Greens, has just come out from the count and gasped: “It’s so close! I need to take a breather.”
The sports hall is rather warm, but he was referring to the comparative number of ballot papers stacking up for Labour’s Amanda De Ryk and Liam Shrivastava of the Green Party.
Lewisham has had an elected mayor since 2002 and it has always been Labour. From a saunter round the count, I can see that’s being tested today.
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Ben Lynch
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Image source, LDRSLabour has retained control of Hammersmith and Fulham Council
In the early hours of the morning Hammersmith and Fulham Council - once known as David Cameron’s favourite council - returned a total of 38 Labour members from 50 available seats.
While just short of their result four years ago, it is up on their number pre-election having suffered two defections and a councillor becoming an independent during the subsequent term.
The Green Party and Liberal Democrats were unable to secure any seats, with Reform also striking a blank despite standing a full slate of candidates.
Speaking after the election result councillor Stephen Cowan, the Labour group’s leader, told the hall it was an “honour” to retain control, adding: “We will never let the people of this amazing borough down.”
The west London borough has been held by Labour since 2014, when it ended an eight-year run of Tory rule.
The final results, which were announced just after 05:00 BST, did see the Conservatives win a couple of seats from Labour in Sands End, taking two of the three.
There was a bit of late-night drama when the Sands End ward had to be recounted, which when delivered saw the Tories’ two gains of the night.
Nicky Ford
At the Croydon count
Counting has begun in Fairfield Hall in Croydon for the borough's elected mayor.
The stage is quite literally set at Ashcroft Playhouse ready for the declaration, but we’ve got a little while to go yet. Counting began at 12:45 BST.
Last time around it was incredibly close for their first mayoral election, with the Conservatives’ Jason Perry victorious against Labour.
His team are hopeful the people of Croydon will have vindicated his term as mayor, Labour meanwhile are hoping their candidate Rowenna Davis has done enough to cut through.
Reform UK, the Greens and the Liberal Democrat’s are also watching the count closely. There are eight candidates standing.
Jess Warren
London
While we wait for the next result to be declared, this is the picture so far in London:
We are waiting for 19 more councils to declare their results today, along with the results for mayoral elections in Croydon, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
The final three council declarations, Croydon, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets, are expected on Saturday.