Thanks for joining us for what has been a busy day of election results across the south of England.

Here are the key points:

Reform UK has become the biggest party on the Isle of Wight Council following the local elections. The party picked up 19 council seats, leaving the island's local authority with no overall majority.

Hampshire County Council also has no majority party after the Conservatives lost 29 seats and Reform gained 20.

In Portsmouth, the Lib Dems gained three seats to take control of the city council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Labour lost control of Southampton City Council, losing seven of its seats in the city, including that of council leader Alex Winning. The authority is now under no overall control.

There was a maintaining of the status quo in Berkshire as Labour keeps control of Reading and Lib Dems held control of the local authority in Wokingham.

No party remains in overall control of Oxford City Council.

We'll have more news and reaction throughout the weekend.

Winchester City Council remains under Lib Dem control.

The party gained four seats, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives.

Reform UK won 19 seats on Isle of Wight Council.

Steve Humphrey reports on a seismic change in politics on the island.

The Lib Dems won an additional four seats meaning they remain Cherwell District Council's largest party - but are still without a majority.

Martin Eastaugh in Banbury rounds up the election results.

Steve Humphrey
BBC South Today

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The leader of the Reform UK group on the Isle of Wight has been talking about the party taking 19 seats to become the biggest grouping on the island's council.

Reuben Loake said: "It's beyond my wildest expectations.

"We thought we'd do well - the feedback was good on the doors, but for a start-up party to come here and take 19 seats, it's fantastic."

Martin Eastaugh
BBC Radio Oxford producer

The Lib Dems are still the largest party, adding an extra four councillors today - but they still don't have enough for a clear majority.

Reform UK were the biggest winners here, picking up their first six seats on the council. But they are still only the fourth biggest party behind Labour and the Conservatives who both have eight.

To complicate matters, Cherwell District and Oxfordshire County councillor Nick Cottor has been suspended by the Liberal Democrat party and will now sit as an independent. This means the Lib Dems have a total of 20 councillors.

The Conservatives lost four seats and Labour lost three. The Lib Dems previously ran the council with the support of the Green Party and discussions will now start over who will form the next administration.

Steve Humphrey
BBC South Today

Seismic political shift on the island as Reform UK sky rocket to 19 councillors from just one before voting started.

Most of the gains from the Conservatives who plunge through a gap in an electoral tectonic plate and end up with just two seats.

The Alliance group of independents who previously ran the council are down to 11 seats.

So no party with an overall majority and some behind the scenes horse trading beckons.

Independents and other parties lead the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council vote with 18 seats. The Conservatives followed with 11 but they needed 28 out of the 54 seats to form a majority. Labour and Lib Dems follow with 10 seats each.

The Lib Dems are keeping their hold on Wokingham Borough Council, winning the majority with 29 of the 28 needed seats.

Mohima Bose, who represents the party for Barkham and Arborfield, says she feels "fantastic" about the victory.

She says that among her priorities to address are fly tipping, potholes and SEND schools.

"I just want to tell everyone of you that hopefully, I'll live up to your expectation," she said.

Martin Eastaugh
BBC Radio Oxford producer

The first Reform councillors have been elected to Cherwell District Council with the party taking three of the six seats so far declared.

Among the wards it won, Paul Jeffreys took Banbury Hardwick from the Labour group leader Andrew Crichton.

A former special constable, Paul Jeffreys, said: "We need to make Banbury better".

Eighteen of the authority's 48 seats were up for grabs. The council is currently run by the Liberal Democrats with support from four Green Party councillors.

There will once again be no party in overall control of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire.

Labour have won 17 seats, only three shy of a majority. The Conservatives follow them on 10.

West Oxfordshire District Council is another local authority remaining with no party in overall control.

The Lib Dems are still the biggest party, with 21 seats overall, followed by the Tories with 16, Labour with eight, the Greens with four, and Reform with one.

It means the most likely scenario is that Labour and the Greens will continue to prop up a Lib Dems led administration, but talks between parties over the weekend will confirm this. It was a bad day for Labour, who lost the only two seats they were contesting.

The Tories will be pleased by their three new seats, which they’ll see as strengthening their voice as the opposition.

Steve Humphrey
BBC South Today

Counting has begun at 1Leisure Medina in Newport for Isle of Wight Council

All 39 council seats for the island's council are being contested and the final results are not expected until sometime after 15:00 BST.

Our political reporter Victoria Walton rounds up the results from Oxford City Council where the Greens have gained five seats and Labour has lost five.

One of the big changes we saw overnight is that Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council have gone from Conservative and Labour majority respectively to no overall control.

Hart District Council, Gosport Borough Council and Oxford City Council remain under no overall control.

Because of seats won and lost their political make-up have changed.

What does it mean and what happens next? Our political editor Emily Hudson explains.

Chris McHugh
BBC Radio Oxford

A lot of councillors here at West Oxfordshire have put a number of years into public service.

Probably none more so than Lib Dem Julian Cooper, who’s stepping down after representing the Woodstock and Bladon ward for 40 years. “It feels rather odd, but I’ve got an excellent replacement who’s just been elected. “I think after a while, sheer tiredness gets to you… and I thought it was just the right time”.

Seventeen of the 28 councils across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight are holding local elections.

Local elections happen at least every four years, with councils choosing to elect all, half, or a third of councillors on different cycles.

In 2026, Cherwell, Eastleigh, Havant, West Oxfordshire and Winchester elect by thirds, while Fareham, Gosport and Oxford elect by halves.

Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton and Wokingham also vote this year, alongside a postponed Isle of Wight Council election shifted from 2025 to 2026.

The Conservatives have gained 11 out of the 28 seats at Gosport Borough Council, falling four short of a majority.

Martin Eastaugh
BBC Radio Oxford

Counting is just getting under way at the Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury.

The Lib Dems were Cherwell District Council's biggest party before the election with 17 councillors and the Conservatives were second with 12.

Eighteen councillors will be elected today in 16 wards.

Chris McHugh
BBC Radio Oxford

Overall turnout for the west Oxfordshire elections is just under 46%, which is relatively high.

That's significantly up from nearly 39% in the 2024 local elections.

It perhaps shows that despite the fact this council will be abolished in 2027 - like many others due to local government reorganisation across the country - voters still care about the issues that affect them at home, like potholes and tip opening times.