Results are slowly coming in for council wards as we wait for the full declarations for 23 councils and six mayoralities. The count is also under way after a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby, where Reform UK appear optimistic that they could snatch the seat from Labour. So far, council results have been positive for Reform. They won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each. There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Reform also gained from Labour in the Throston Ward of Hartlepool Borough Council - with a huge 36.4 point swing. Reform had 58.3% of the vote (+47.4), while Labour took 31.8% (-18.4). It's still very early doors - and we've not had any full council declarations - but here are how the first results are looking...