LIVE: Warwick's election results as they are announced - Reform now the biggest party
Today is the day! Some 57 councillors are set to be voted onto Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and big changes are expected at Shire Hall.
We will be reporting live throughout the day from NAEC Stoneleigh, where the Warwick district results will be announced from.
Other counts will take place around Warwickshire in Stratford-on-Avon, Rugby, Atherstone and Bedworth.
WCC seats FINAL total: Reform 23 / Liberal Democrats 14 / Conservative 9 / Green 7 / Labour 3 / Whitnash 1
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3.40pm
We are waiting for just three seats to be announced in Warwickshire - one here in Warwick district (Leamington Clarendon) and two in Stratford.
Reform have taken 23 seats so far, but will fall short of the 29 seats needed for an overall majority.
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2.42pm Results Announced!
Jan Matecki holds his seat in Budbrooke and Bishop's Tachbrook for the Conservatives.
Meanwhile Nicki Scott takes Warwick South for the Greens.
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2.38pm Big News from Stratford district!
Former council leader Izzi Seccombe has lost her seat in Stour and the Vale!
David Curtis has taken it for the Liberal Democrats
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2.21pm Result Announced!
The Greens take Warwick North - Sam Jones is elected as the group take another seat.
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2pm Result Announced!
John Holland retains his Warwick West seat for the Labour Party.
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1.43pm Result Announced!
The first result for Warwick district has been announced and it comes with the news that Judy Falp has been re-elected in Whitnash for Whitnash Residents Association.
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1.11pm
Still no results in Warwick district, but Reform are making huge strides in the north of the county. They now have 17 seats.
Don't forget - 29 is the magic number to take control of the council.
The Conservatives have taken their first seat - in Hillmorton (Rugby). Meanwhile Labour have two, also both in Rugby.
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12.36pm
Reform have now taken eight seats in Warwickshire - all of them in the north of the county.
Ahead of today James Crocker, Reform UK's Stratford-on-Avon branch chair, said: "We will win seats, I am absolutely confident on that".
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12.20pm
Reform have taken their first seat of the day - in Atherstone, North Warwickshire
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12.16pm
Labour have taken the first seat of the day - but not here in Warwick district.
Sarah Feeney - Labour group leader - has kept her seat in Benn, Rugby.
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11.59pm
Verification (for all but one ward) is finished.
Turnout figures are being announced - figures between 30% and 40% for most wards.
Leamington Brunswick 26% is the lowest.
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11.15am
Some snaps from inside the count!
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11am
The Greens are already optimistic in Warwick district already.
Group leader Jonathan Chilvers tells Nub News things look positive in Warwick North.
That could be a gain from Labour.
Nothing confirmed yet!
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10.20am
The count has officially started! But we are not expecting our first result for a couple of hours at least!
Candidates and party members all now in the hall after a delay with security!
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9.18am
What is certain today, is that there will be a huge number of new faces at Shire Hall come May 2.
More than a third of current county councillors will not be seeking re-election.
This includes four members of the current cabinet.
Of the 41 Conservative councillors, 17 are not standing again.
Liberal Democrat stalwarts Bill Gifford (Leamington Milverton) and Jenny Fradgley (Stratford West) and Labour's Jackie D'Arcy (Warwick North) are the only members from opposition parties not standing.
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8.24am
What are the seats to be watching today?
All eyes will be on current council leader Izzi Seccombe as she looks to be re-elected to WCC. Her ward - Stour & the Vale - in Stratford district is expected to be tightly contested.
Big changes are also expected in the north of the county where Reform UK have made a big effort, having come so close to taking a parliamentary seat at last year's general election.
Other local party leaders are also worth keeping an eye on, with Jonathan Chilvers (Green) in Leamington Brunswick, Jerry Roodhouse (Lib Dem) in Eastlands and Sarah Feeney (Labour) in Benn.
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6.30am
What colour were Warwick's wards before today?
Labour currently has control of Warwick West and Warwick North.
But Warwick South has been in the control of the Conservatives.
Nearby Cubbington & Leek Wootton has been represented by Independent Wallace Redford.
Budbrooke & Bishop's Tachbrook has been blue for the last four years.
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6.15am
What is the political makeup going into today's count?
The Conservatives currently dominated WCC and hold 41 of the 57 seats.
That would be as high as 42 had Wallace Redford (Cubbington & Leek Wootton) not left the group to become an Independent.
Labour are the second biggest party with just six seats.
In the north of the county Nuneaton Abbey is a little Labour island surrounded by a sea of Tory blue wards.
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6am
Polls closed late last night, with councillors canvassing until late at night with the message 'every vote counts'.
This morning will see the votes verified before they are counted at the various locations across the county.
Don't forget - with 57 seats up for grabs, the magic number for a majority is 29.
But will we see a party get over that line themselves?
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