Eight councils are expected to declare their results tonight in the West Midlands with a further six counting during the day on Friday.

We have rough estimated declaration times for those authorities which is when we expect to be able to tell if control of the councils has changed or if one party has strengthened their grip or suffered losses.
Tonight:
- Tamworth - estimated result declaration: 02:00
- Worcester - estimated result declaration: 02:00
- Redditch - estimated result declaration: 02:30
- Sandwell - estimated result declaration: 03:00
- Wolverhampton - estimated result declaration: 03:30
- Nuneaton and Bedworth - estimated result declaration: 04:00
- Dudley - estimated result declaration: 04:30
- Coventry - estimated result declaration: 05:00
On Friday:
- Solihull - estimated result declaration: 13:00
- Cannock Chase - estimated result declaration: 13:00
- Walsall - estimated result declaration: 13:30
- Rugby - estimated result declaration: 16:00
- Newcastle-under-Lyme - estimated result declaration: 17:30
- Birmingham - estimated result declaration: 18:00