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Political parties make a last-minute push for votes ahead of Thursday's local election.

VOTERS in Montgomeryshire could be voting on a constituency that stretches all the way to the edge of Wrexham in the next General Election.

But they lost two seats – including Hitchin South, which had been held by executive member for growth, infrastructure, planning and the economy Cllr Derrick Ashley. Conservatives Michael Muir (Baldock and Letchworth East), David Barnard (Hitchin Rural) and Richard Thake (Knebworth and Codicote) all kept their seats. Conservative cabinet member Cllr Terry Hone (Letchworth South), executive member for community safety and waste management was also returned to County Hall. And so was Fiona Hill (Royston East and Ermine) – whose result was the last in the county to be declared, just after 1...

Liberal Democrat Steve Jarvis kept hold of the Royston West and Rural division. And it was fellow Lib Dem Paul Clark who took the Hitchin South seat that had been held by Cllr Ashley – by a margin of  just 42 votes. Meanwhile the Conservatives have retained their control of Hertfordshire County Council – but lost their leader in an election shock when Cllr David Williams lost his Harpenden seat to Lib Dem Paul De Kort. All 78 seats on the county council were up for grabs. The Conservatives won 46 seats – which is three fewer than they held before, but still 14 more than the other parti...

5 wards that will decide if Labour keeps control of Hull City Council after Thursday Every vote will count in these key battlegrounds, as Labour fights to stay in control of the city The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpriva...