Local Elections 2018 in the Anglia region
There were local elections for more than 400 councillors on 22 councils in the Anglia region on Thursday 3 May 2018.
Conservative majority is cut in Huntingdonshire
Ward boundaries had been re-drawn in Huntingdonshire meaning that it was an all out election rather than the one-third election that is usual here.
But that is about to change as Huntingdonshire changes to and election cycle that see the whole council elected once every four years.
At the start of that process, the Conservatives saw their number fall by two with gains for Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Huntingdonshire was one of the areas where the rise in UKIP started by the party lost it last three remaining seats here.
Huntingdonshire has been a Conservative council since 1976 - the longest run of any council in the Anglia region.
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Two-thirds of voters fail to turn out for the local elections
Early turnout figures in the council elections in the Anglia region suggest only a third of voters bothered to cast their ballot.
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Who won what in the local elections in the Anglia region
All the political parties will be weighing up gains and losses in local elections across the Anglia region.
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Your guide to when we can expect local election results in the Anglia region
Counting will start at 10pm across the Anglia region in the local council election with results coming through in the early hours of Friday.