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Local Elections 2009 – live results

Friday, June 5 2009

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Results from Thursday's Local Elections will be coming in throughout the day.

We will be bringing you the news as we receive it on our website - and we'll also be sending out the results via Twitter.

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The major results so far:

  • Our candidate, Linda Arkley, won the North Tyneside mayoral election, gaining nearly 4,500 votes more than her opponent, the incumbent mayor
  • We gained control of Lancashire County Council, which has been held by Labour for 28 years
  • We won Derbyshire County Council, controlled by Labour since 1981
  • We gained Staffordshire County Council from Labour, the first time we've controlled it since 1977
  • We won Devon County Council from the Lib Dems, the first time we've held it since 1989
  • We gained Somerset County Council from the Lib Dems
  • We won Nottinghamshire County Council
  • We gained overall control of Warwickshire County Council
  • We won Central Bedfordshire Council (a new unitary authority)
  • We held Lincolnshire, Hertforshire and Dorset Councils

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David Cameron sets out plans to rebuild trust in politics

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Speaking at the University of East London, David Cameron announced plans to increase transparency in lobbying and ensure parliamentary privilege cannot be used by MPs to evade justice.

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