England local elections 2021

Liberal Democrat Amanda Hopgood is the first woman leader in Durham County Council's history.

Rufia Ashraf is also the first person to be appointed to the role by Northampton Town Council.

The Conservatives had called for a vote of no confidence in Lib Dem leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson.

Arooj Shah says she wants to motivate other Asian women and recalls facing misogyny and racism.

The alliance has taken control of Cambridgeshire County Council from the Conservatives.

The "alliance" will run Milton Keynes Council, where the Conservatives are the largest party.

Newly-elected mayor Joanne Anderson may only be in the job for a year if the role is scrapped.

Five politicians aged under 30 speak about why they stood in the local council elections.

There were 33 candidates for election in 2021 compared to only 13 candidates in 2017.

Labour's deputy leader says she believes in the party leader "100%" after being moved to a new role.

The Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.

Arooj Shah becomes the first Muslim woman to take charge of a council in the north of England.

The move comes after the Tories gained control of the authority for the first time in 12 years.

David Lloyd wins after voters' second choices were included when no candidate polled more than 50%.

Andrew Snowden takes over from Labour's Clive Grunshaw who has held the PCC post since 2012.

Video shows an apparent argument and about 20 men gathering outside the hall at a leisure centre.

The first female mayor of Liverpool says she is surprised she is not more nervous about the job.

The Beccles seat was held by the Green Party in the East Suffolk by-election.