Politics latest: Tories lose all their councils up for election as Nigel Farage's Reform UK wins big

After an epic day for the Politics Hub, we're logging off for the night. There have been dozens of results today - here are the key headlines. Reform on the march Reform has done fantastically well, better even than leader Nigel Farage thought was possible. This morning, they had no existing councillors in the areas being contested. Tonight, they have almost 600 and - for the first time - have majorities on nine councils. Their success doesn't stop there. They've also beaten Labour in a Westminster by-election and bagged themselves a new MP. Plus, they've also taken the gold medal in two mayoral contests. Could Nigel Farage really become PM? Our political editor Beth Rigby ponders that now not so unlikely possibility... Lib Dems - winning here! It's also been a pretty good day for the Liberal Democrats, who have won three councils and are up 160 councillors. Doom and gloom On the other end of the spectrum, this is one of the worst performances the Conservatives have had in local elections in modern history. Kemi Badenoch's party went into the local elections defending 18 councils. They have lost them all, as well as more than 600 seats. And it hasn't been a good day for Labour either. They were only defending one council and one by-election, but they lost both. You can find the full results of the 2025 local elections, as well as breakdowns by individual councils here - and watch a round-up from our political editor Beth Rigby below: We'll be back tomorrow for more reaction - see you then.