UK local elections 2024 LIVE: latest as millions of Britons cast their votes; With predictions, Conservatives will suffer huge council losses

With the polls closing at 10pm, you could be forgiven for thinking the results might take a while to arrive.

And while it may take some time to confirm larger votes, the council’s first results could come shortly after midnight.

There will be a steady trickle of results throughout the night, with Hartlepool, Sunderland, Bolton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Portsmouith, Southen-on-Sea and Exeter councils expected to be revealed before 3am

The Blackpool South by-election result should be announced before 4.30am

However, more important votes, such as the mayoral and PCC elections, will take longer, and Londoners will have to wait until Saturday for the mayoral election result to be confirmed.