Find out the scale of Conservative losses and the gains made by Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green party
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On 4 May, 230 English councils held elections with more than 8,000 seats being contested. Some were for metropolitan boroughs such as Liverpool city council and others for unitary authorities such as Herefordshire or North Somerset. Both structures are single-tier authorities with responsibility for the whole range of council services, including education, social care, rubbish collection and parks.
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