Local Elections 2022: All the results and reaction in Wales

Counting underway in Monmouthshire. Credit: Adrian Masters/ITV Wales

The Conservatives have lost control of their only council in Wales, after Labour became the biggest party in Monmouthshire.

20 out of 22 local authority areas in Wales have now declared their full results, with Labour gaining Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend, and Plaid gaining Anglesey.

Stay tuned as we give you live updates on all the results and reaction where you live.

Anglesey

Anglesey's council has been run by Plaid Cymru and Independents, after the 2017 election left it with no overall control.

2022 result: PLAID CYMRU GAIN

Blaenau Gwent

The Labour target council was run by Independents after they won in 2017.

2022 result: LABOUR GAINBridgend

Labour chose Bridgend as the location to launch this year's election bid. Credit: PA

Labour unexpectedly lost their majority control over Bridgend council in 2017. It's since been run by a Labour minority administration after no one party gained overall control in the last election.

2022 result: LABOUR GAIN

Cardiff

Labour held the majority in Cardiff in 2017.

2022 result: LABOUR HOLD

Labour notched up 16 gains in Cardiff to increase their overall majority on the city council to 31. Labour now has 55 seats, the Conservatives 11, the Liberal Democrats 10, Plaid Cymru two and Propel one.

Carmarthenshire

A no overall control result led to a council run by both Plaid and Independents in 2017.

2022 result: PLAID CYMRU

Ceredigion

Plaid and Independents also ran Ceredigion after a 'no overall control' result in 2017.

2022 result: PLAID CYMRU GAINConwy

Conservatives ran Conwy's council along with Independents after a 'no overall control' result in 2017.

2022 RESULT: NO OVERALL CONTROL Denbighshire

Another council with a 'no overall control' result in 2017. It led to Denbighshire council being ran by combination of Conservatives, Plaid and Independent councillors.

2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROLFlintshire

Flintshire's 'no overall control' result in 2017 led to a Labour minority chamber.

2022 RESULT: NO OVERALL CONTROL

GwyneddPlaid Cymru's only fully controlled council is in Gwynedd after they won outright in 2017.

2022 result: PLAID HOLDMerthyr Tydfil

Labour lost control of Merthyr Tydfil in 2017 as voters turned to Independents instead.

2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROL

Monmouthshire

The Conservative's only fully controlled council is Monmouthshire after they won outright in 2017.

2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROLNeath Port Talbot

Labour had an outright majority in 2017. 2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROLNewport

Labour had an outright majority in 2017.

2022 RESULT: LABOUR HOLDPembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire's council result in 2017 saw four parties ending up in control after an Independent win. Labour, Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru councillors joined them.

2022 RESULT: NO OVERALL CONTROLPowys

A 'no overall control' result in Powys led to and Independent and Conservative-led council.

2022 RESULT: NO OVERALL CONTROL

Rhondda Cynon TafLabour control the council with outright majority result won in 2017.2022 RESULT: LABOUR HOLD

Swansea

Labour control the council with outright majority result won in 2017.2022 RESULT: LABOUR HOLDTorfaen

Labour control the council with outright majority result won in 2017.

The Conservatives have taken a battering here - with every single councillor losing their seat.

2022 RESULT: LABOUR HOLDVale of Glamorgan

The council for Vale of Glamorgan was controlled by Labour and independents after a 'no overall control' result in 2017. This is despite the Conservatives being the largest overall party here.

2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROLWrexham

2017 saw a 'no overall control' result for Wrexham, which led to a council run by independents and Conservatives.

2022 result: NO OVERALL CONTROL