Local elections 2023: As it happened across the Black Country and Staffordshire
Another set of local elections has concluded in the West Midlands, with a mixed picture for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives.
For the first time, voters going to the polls in England needed photo ID before casting their ballot papers.
Councils in the Black Country and Staffordshire, as well as Telford and Wrekin, are among the 230 local authorities holding elections this year, with around 8,000 seats up for grabs.
Dudley and Sandwell Councils verified and counted their papers overnight, with full results in by 4.20am and 2.35am respectively. Other councils will go through their ballot papers from Friday morning.
So far the losses inflicted on the Tories haven't been replicated in the Black Country, with Dudley and Sandwell Councils seeing little change in make up between the Conservatives and Labour.
Across the Black Country and Staffordshire, elections have been held at:
Cannock Chase District Council - see full results and report
Dudley Council - see full results and reaction
Lichfield District Council - see full results and report
Sandwell Council - see full results and reaction
South Staffordshire - see full results
Stafford - see full results
Walsall - see full results and reaction
Wolverhampton - see full results and reaction
Wyre Forest - see full results
See how it played out below.
