Martin Eastaugh
BBC Radio Oxford producer

The first Reform councillors have been elected to Cherwell District Council with the party taking three of the six seats so far declared.

Among the wards it won, Paul Jeffreys took Banbury Hardwick from the Labour group leader Andrew Crichton.

A former special constable, Paul Jeffreys, said: "We need to make Banbury better".

Eighteen of the authority's 48 seats were up for grabs. The council is currently run by the Liberal Democrats with support from four Green Party councillors.

There will once again be no party in overall control of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire.

Labour have won 17 seats, only three shy of a majority. The Conservatives follow them on 10.

West Oxfordshire District Council is another local authority remaining with no party in overall control.

The Lib Dems are still the biggest party, with 21 seats overall, followed by the Tories with 16, Labour with eight, the Greens with one, and Reform with one.

It means the most likely scenario is that Labour and the Greens will continue to prop up a Lib Dems led administration, but talks between parties over the weekend will confirm this. It was a bad day for Labour, who lost the only two seats they were contesting.

The Tories will be pleased by their three new seats, which they’ll see as strengthening their voice as the opposition.

Steve Humphrey
BBC South Today

Counting has begun at 1Leisure Medina in Newport for Isle of Wight Council

All 39 council seats for the island's council are being contested and the final results are not expected until sometime after 15:00 BST.

Our political reporter Victoria Walton rounds up the results from Oxford City Council where the Greens have gained five seats and Labour has lost five.

One of the big changes we saw overnight is that Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council have gone from Conservative and Labour majority respectively to no overall control.

Hart District Council, Gosport Borough Council and Oxford City Council remain under no overall control.

Because of seats won and lost their political make-up have changed.

What does it mean and what happens next? Our political editor Emily Hudson explains.

Chris McHugh
BBC Radio Oxford

A lot of councillors here at West Oxfordshire have put a number of years into public service.

Probably none more so than Lib Dem Julian Cooper, who’s stepping down after representing the Woodstock and Bladon ward for 40 years. “It feels rather odd, but I’ve got an excellent replacement who’s just been elected. “I think after a while, sheer tiredness gets to you… and I thought it was just the right time”.

Seventeen of the 28 councils across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight are holding local elections.

Local elections happen at least every four years, with councils choosing to elect all, half, or a third of councillors on different cycles.

In 2026, Cherwell, Eastleigh, Havant, West Oxfordshire and Winchester elect by thirds, while Fareham, Gosport and Oxford elect by halves.

Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton and Wokingham also vote this year, alongside a postponed Isle of Wight Council election shifted from 2025 to 2026.

The Conservatives have gained 11 out of the 28 seats at Gosport Borough Council, falling four short of a majority.

Martin Eastaugh
BBC Radio Oxford

Counting is just getting under way at the Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury.

The Lib Dems were Cherwell District Council's biggest party before the election with 17 councillors and the Conservatives were second with 12.

Eighteen councillors will be elected today in 16 wards.

Chris McHugh
BBC Radio Oxford

Overall turnout for the west Oxfordshire elections is just under 46%, which is relatively high.

That's significantly up from nearly 36% in the 2024 local elections.

It perhaps shows that despite the fact this council will be abolished in 2027 - like many others due to local government reorganisation across the country - voters still care about the issues that affect them at home, like potholes and tip opening times.

Every seat on the Isle of Wight's unitary authority was up for election.

The council was being run by the Alliance group, which comprises Independents, Our Island councillors and Greens.

But two of the three by-elections in 2025 were won by Reform, who signalled this is a target council for them. We are expecting the result at about 15:00 BST.

Read more here.

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Votes are currently being verified at Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury for Cherwell District Council, with the count expected to start early this afternoon.

There are 18 seats being contested.

The final results are in for Hampshire County Council.

The Conservatives lost a total of 29 seats while Reform UK gained 20. The Lib Dems gained nine, the Greens gained one and Labour lost two.

Chris McHugh
in west Oxfordshire

The counters are getting set up here in west Oxfordshire, with counting expected to begin at 10:00 BST.

The council here is led by the Lib Dems, and propped up by Labour and the Greens.

Only a third of council seats are being contested today.

Without the 16 seats up for election, the Lib Dems only have a lead of four over the Tories, and 5 over Labour.

That means it wouldn’t take a big swing for the Conservatives - or Labour for that matter - to try and make a move.

If not a lot changes, we can expect the Lib Dems to remain the largest party, and stay as leaders.

Our political reporter Patrick O'Hagan rounds up the latest results from Reading Borough Council, where Labour have comfortably retained control.

Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter

Counting will get under way later this morning on the Isle of Wight.

The state of the roads on the island was high on the list of voters' concerns.

Several major projects - including Fairlee Road in Newport and Horsebridge Hill between Cowes and Newport- have meant long diversions and delays for motorists in recent months.

Residents told the BBC that the cost of living and ferry travel were big issues, but the scheduling of roadworks and road closures is the main concern.

Read more here.

Image source, Chris Jarman

We are still waiting on the results for Gosport Borough Council.

The results for Isle of Wight Council, Winchester City Council, Rushmoor Borough Council, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Wokingham Borough Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Cherwell District Council will come later as counting is taking place during the day.

The results are in for Havant Borough Council. Reform UK saw the biggest change, gaining seven seats, while the Conservatives lost five. Labour lost two, the Lib Dems lost one and the Greens gained one.

The Conservatives have lost their majority at Hampshire County Council, meaning that no party now has overall control.

After 61 of 78 seats declared, the party has lost 20 seats, while Reform has gained 17. Labour has lost one seat and the Lib Dems have gained four.

We will bring you the full results when they come in.