Local elections 2017 live: Tories win West of England Mayoral vote as Labour and Ukip suffer nationwide losses

‘The 2017 local elections results are on their way after a day of voting across the UK.
British voters went to the polls to choose their mayors and council members in a day of ballot-casting that will be followed closely by the country’s political parties. The results will be seen as a key indicator of how Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems will fare when the country votes again in June’s general election.
You can follow all the latest updates and results in our liveblog below.’
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