Reform local election gains in Coventry, Nuneaton & Bedworth and Rugby - BBC News

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Summary

Labour remains the largest party in Coventry, but loses its outright control of the city council after strong gains from Reform UK.
Reform also takes seats in Nuneaton and Bedworth, including that of Labour council leader Steve Hey
Warwickshire county Reform leader, George Finch, wins a borough seat in Nuneaton and Bedworth, as does his father.
In Rugby, there are also three gains for Reform, but the Conservatives are the largest party, and Labour and Lib Dems - who previously ruled together - have more seats combined
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Live Reporting

Edited by Tim Page, Trystan Jones, Susie Rack and Clare Lissaman

Welcome to our live coveragepublished at 10:22 BST 8 May

Hello and welcome to our coverage of local election results across Coventry and Warwickshire.
You will hear the latest from our reporters and the winners and losers at counts for Coventry, Nuneaton & Bedworth and Rugby councils.
This is a huge set of elections and they matter because they will decide who runs the services we rely on every day - as well as potentially having national ramifications.
In Coventry, every seat is up for grabs. The others will be electing only some of their representatives today.
We’ll be providing live updates throughout the day, with plenty of analysis and reaction as events unfold.