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From: Penny King, Lapford, Devon.

The new leader of Mid Devon District Council admits he “never imagined” the scale of the Liberal Democrats’ local elections victory.

Sir Ed Davey has told local authority leaders to investigate the impact of the issue by taking evidence from Ofwat and the Environment Agency.

For indeed, real History has been made. King Charles III was crowned together with Queen Camilla and something transformational and quintessentially…

The coronation was not the only change that took place last week.

The full picture of these local elections will not become clear until Friday afternoon, but there are some key counts to watch overnight that will give an indication of how the parties are performing.

Overnight both Labour and the Liberal Democrats took control of councils from the Conservatives. All results will be in by 8pm on Friday.

Of parliamentary constituency, both true blue, one totnes going back to the �*90s when the liberal democrats were on the big rise we on the list of marginals i think that will be viewed with considerable concern by the conservatives, and then to the east of the county, the liberal democrats have done well, they wont take the council but easter yvonne district council and they think they are on course for the first time to gains, sorry since the mid 90s to gains, sorry since the mid 90s to gain...

Polling stations have now closed and votes are being counted in this year's local elections in England.

Overnight both Labour and the Liberal Democrats took control of councils from the Conservatives. All results will be in by 8pm on Friday.