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welcome to bbc news. in the past hour voting has ended in local and mayoral elections across england, scotland and wales. nearly 5,000 council seats are up for grabs. six new metro mayors, with extensive strategic powers, are also being chosen in england, including the west midlands and greater manchester. the first results are expected in the next few hours but many areas won t start counting until tomorrow morning. let s get the latest from some of the local election battles across england. in lincolnshire the conservatives are looking to gain control of the cou nty are looking to gain control of the county council. let s speak with the bbc political editor. what are you expecting to see tonight? lincolnshire is traditionally trueblue conservative and anything other than a conservative victory tonight would be a huge shock. the ballot boxes have started to arrive here at the hall in the centre of lincoln. they have been carried in bya lincoln. they have been carried i ....
bollywood film of all time? and coming up in the sport on bbc news, england s cricketing summer has started. they re in bristol, playing a one day international against ireland. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, recording their best results since 2008. many of the votes cast yesterday across england, scotland and wales are still being counted, but labour has fared badly in many areas, including losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow. ukip has seen its vote collapse, only winning a single seat so far. the liberal democrats have had a mixed result, and haven t found the breakthrough they had been hoping for. just a few moments ago, this is how things looked. it means the conservatives have so far gained 240 seats, labour have lost 177, the liberal democrats of lost 177, the liberal democrats of lost 31 and ukip have lost 68. when it comes to councils. the tories have picked up five ....
publishes its plan to reduce air pollution, but it s criticised for being too vague. can spurs keep the winning streak going? beat west ham tonight and they ll be a point behind chelsea. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. it s their best result since 2008. as well as taking control of five councils in england and wales they ve made significant gains in scotland. labour has had a drubbing, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats haven t made the breakthrough they had been hoping for. results are still coming in, but a short while ago the conservatives had gained 309 seats in england. labour have lost 144 seats, ukip are down 138 there are still some results to come in, and there s been no polling in northern ireland. with all the latest, here s laura kuenssb ....
increasing our vote share by 7%, our best share for seven years, double the increase the tories have seen in terms of vote share around the country. the results have been disappointing for ukip, with the party only managing to win one of the seats it has contested, losing 136 previously held council seats. the snp has finished as the biggest party in the scottish council elections, with tories replacing labour as the second biggest. there is no way that this result can be spinned as anything other than a clear and very emphatic win for the snp. in other news this evening: diesel scrappage schemes and clean air zones. the government publishes its draft plan to tackle dirty air, but critics say it s toothless. two men are charged with the murder of billionaire businessman guy hedger, who was shot at his home in dorset last weekend. marine le pen is heckled at a campaign event, while emmanuel macron poses with supporters as the french presidential candidates embark on a la ....
to leave by the back door on the final day of campaigning in the french election. and west ham put the brakes on tottenham s title hopes tonight. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: we will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. good evening. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. it s their best result in nearly a decade. as well as taking control of five councils in england and wales, they ve made significant gains in scotland. labour has taken a beating, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats had varied fortunes. with all councils now declared, the conservatives have gained 319 seats in england. labour have lost 142 seats, the lib dems have lost 28 and ukip are down 143. in scotland, the snp have lost seven seats, the tories have gained 164, labour have lo ....