So far it looks like total disaster for UKIP, a massacre for Labour and basically shit for the Lib Dems:
With over 500 council seats declared, here's where we are. The Conservatives have gained control of three councils and are up 85 councillors overall. Labour are down 40 councillors, the Liberal Democrats are down 9, the Greens are up four. Ukip, who have yet to win a single council seat, have lost 33 so far.
I'm following Stephen Bush at New Statesman. Also the Mirror, the Telegraph and The Independent.
Lots more results to come. So far it looks like a good night for the Tories. Which is an outcome that will only magnify Labour’s difficulties going into the June 8 snap general election.