Based on results so far, the major parties are projected to end up with the following share of the vote:
 Labour                           39%        Change: +3%
 Conservative                31%        Change: -4%
 Liberal Democrats      16%        No change
 
 
 Major Labour gains so far
 
 ·    Bridgend 
 ·    Burnley
 ·    Cardiff
 ·    Dudley
 ·    Norwich
 ·    Reading
 ·    Sefton
 ·    Southampton
 ·    Swansea
 ·    Birmingham
 ·    Wirral
 ·    Southampton
 ·    Plymouth
 ·    Reading
 ·    Derby
 ·    Exeter
 ·    Harlow
 ·    Thurrock
 ·    Carlisle
 ·    Great Yarmouth
 ·    Newcastle-under-Lyme
 
 Major Conservative gains so far
 
 ·    Winchester
 
 Major Conservative holds
 
 ·    Swindon
 
 Major Liberal Democrat holds
 
 ·    Portsmouth
 ·    Cheltenham
 
 Mayoral votes
 
 ·    Wakefield says no to an elected mayor
 ·    Doncaster vote in favour of keeping elected mayoral system
 ·    Bristol vote yes to directly elected mayor 
 ·    Labour's Joe Anderson becomes Liverpool's directly elected mayor
 ·    Manchester and Nottingham veto city mayor on low turnouts
 ·    Coventry and Bradford reject mayors on higher turnout
  

