Live election coverage: Conservatives lose overall control of Harborough District Council

The Conservatives have lost their majority on Harborough District Council.

The last results have just been announced - and while the Tories still hold the most seats (15) they are only two ahead of the Liberal Democrats on 13.

Before the election, the Conservatives held 22 seats and the Lib Dems had 11.

The Green Party won three seats - all in the Market Harborough Welland Ward - and Labour also also gained three seats.

This means that no party on the council has overall control so coalition talks will now no doubt begin.

The final total is therefore:

Conservative: 15 (seven seat loss)

Liberal Democrats: 13 (two seat gain)

Labour: 3 (three seat gain)

Green: 3 (three seat gain)

Conservative leader Phil King said he has already reached out to other parties in an attempt to form a coalition. He added: “I'd like to thank all 125 people who stood for election on this occasion, our elections staff and most importantly our voters for taking the time to cast their votes.

“Your message has been received and understood. Whilst I'm delighted on a personal level to be re-elected to represent the Kibworths ward, it's disappointing that a number of excellent colleagues were unsuccessful in being re-elected, due to protest voting or staying at home vote by Conservative supporters.

"As the Conservative group is still the majority group on the council, in order to seek a majority to run the council I have already reached out to opposition groups to see whether a deal is possible or not, only the coming days will tell.”

Here are the results:

Billesdon & Tilton, one candidate elected:

Ian Hill, Liberal Democrats 238

ELECTED: Sindy Modha, Conservatives 377

Sarah Recordon, Green Party 131

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Bosworth, one candidate elected:

Peter Houtman, Labour 196

ELECTED: Amanda Nunn, Conservatives 443

Katherine Ruhl, Green Party 98

John Wood, Liberal Democrats 107

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Broughton Astley Primethorpe & Sutton Ward, two candidates elected:

David Beasley, Liberal Democrats 173

Gillian Buswell, Green Party 93

ELECTED: Paul Dann, Conservatives 465

ELECTED: Clive Grafton-Reed, Conservatives 458

Joshua Graves, Liberal Democrats 177

Mark Green, Green Party 124

Sue Maguire, Labour 147

Sandra Parkinson, Labour 186

Spoilt votes: 8

Turn-out: 26 per cent

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Broughton Astley South & Leire Ward – two candidates elected:

Christopher Cooper-Hayes, Green Party 76

Julie Gardner, Labour 172

ELECTED: Mark Graves, Liberal Democrats 459

Adam Holmes, Green Party 62

James Maguire, Labour 112

Janet Rogers, Liberal Democrats 400

ELECTED: Joshua Worrell, Conservative 479

Spoilt votes: 7

Turn-out: 27 per cent

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Dunton Ward, one candidate elected

ELECTED: Neil Bannister, Conservatives 526

Maria Lee, Labour and Co-operative Party 194

Colin Porter, Liberal Democrats 121

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Fleckney Ward, two candidates elected:

ELECTED: Stephen Bilbie, Conservatives 613

ELECTED: Alan Birch, Liberal Democrats 504

Brian Browne, Labour 284

Andrea Charlton, Conservatives 471

Jessie Jenkins, Green Party 158

Mandy Sanders, Green Party 239

Jeffrey Stephenson, Liberal Democrats 253

Charmaine Wood, no party disclosed 253

Spoilt votes: 8

Turn-out: 33 per cent

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Glen Ward, two candidates elected:

Donna Barnett, Liberal Democrats 405

Mark Dilkes, Liberal Democrats 436

ELECTED: James Hallam, Conservatives 864

ELECTED: Rani Mahal, Conservatives 758

Matthew Norton, Green Party 216

Stephen Rankine, Green Party 170

Spoilt votes: 3

Turn-out: 34 per cent

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Kibworths Ward, three candidates elected:

Elaine Carter, Labour 392

Erika Cudworth, Green Party 470

Chris Graves, Liberal Democrats 744

ELECTED: Robin Hollick, Conservatives 945

Debbie James, Green Party 298

ELECTED: Phil King, Conservatives 951

James Lindsay, Liberal Democrats 516

Brian Thompson, Green Party 186

Carol Weaver, Liberal Democrats 558

ELECTED: Simon Whelband, Conservatives 801

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Lubenham, one candidate elected:

ELECTED: Jo Asher, Liberal Democrats 391

Paul Bremner, Conservatives 374

Phil Harding, Green Party 81

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Lutterworth East Ward, two candidates elected:

ELECTED: David Gair, Labour 527

Edward Macintrye, Labour 351

Mary Morgan, Liberal Democrats 239

Bill Piper, Reform UK 110

ELECTED: Martin Sarfas, Liberal Democrats 497

Laurence Sharma, Conservatives 367

Douglas Taylor, Green Party 126

Spoilt votes: 2

Turn-out: 34 per cent

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Lutterworth West Ward, two candidates elected:

ELECTED: Paul Beadle, Labour 684

Sue Graves, Liberal Democrats 145

ELECTED: Jim Knight, Labour 633

Carol Mayne, Liberal Democrats 152

Carl Tiivas, Green Party 220

Annette Willcox, Conservatives 537

Spoilt votes: 10

Turn-out: 36 per cent

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Market Harborough Great Bowden & Arden Ward, two candidates elected:

ELECTED: Buddy Anderson, Liberal Democrats 740

Richard Ansell, Green Party 144

Barry Champion, Conservatives 474

Charles Hawes, Conservatives 360

ELECTED: Phil Knowles, Liberal Democrats 899

Mary Morgan, Green Party 157

Andy Thomas, Labour 283

David Wenn, Labour 182

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Market Harborough Little Bowden Ward, two candidates elected:

Carlos Bilbao Elguezabal, Green Party 139

Clare Bottle, Independent 222

Peter Critchley, Conservatives 502

ELECTED: Stuart Finan, Liberal Democrats 587

ELECTED: Peter James, Liberal Democrats 641

Daniella Orsini, Green Party 172

David Page, Conservatives 465

Maria Panter, Labour 270

Peter Whalen, Labour 245

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Market Harborough Logan Ward, two candidates elected:

Robin Cutsford, Conservatives 467

ELECTED: Barbara Johnson, Liberal Democrats 804

Robin Lambert, Independent 95

Louise Phipps, Labour 213

Simon Shepley, Green Party 132

Sophie Smith, Conservatives 343

Rosemary Watson, Labour 172

ELECTED: Geraldine Whitmore, Liberal Democrats 706

Jennifer Wroath, Green Party 111

Spoilt votes: 5

Turn-out: 37 per cent

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Market Harborough Welland Ward, three candidates elected:

Angela Brown, Labour 277

Jo Chambers, Liberal Democrats 589

Roger Dunton, Liberal Democrats 649

ELECTED: Rose Forman, Green Party 661

Paul Gray, Labour 265

Corinne Green, Conservatives 514

Marion Lewis, Liberal Democrats 472

Francesca Mchugo, Conservatives 447

Mark Panter, Labour 287

Aiden Perks, Conservatives 471

ELECTED: Lynne Taylor, Green Party 657

ELECTED: Darren Woodiwiss, Green Party 822

Spoilt votes: 16

Turn-out: 33 per cent.

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Misterton, one candidate elected:

ELECTED: Jonathan Bateman, Conservatives 409

Jonathan Hopkins, Green Party 58

Liz Marsh, Labour Party 150

Stephen Walkley, Liberal Democrats 374

Spoilt votes: 8

Turn-out: 42 per cent

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Nevill, one candidate elected:

Philip Kaufman, Liberal Democrats 186

Suzanne Lloyd, Green Party 113

ELECTED: Micheal Rickman, Conservatives 585

Spoilt votes: 6

Turn-out: 39 per cent

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Thurnby and Houghton, three candidates elected:

ELECTED: Amanda Burrell, Liberal Democrats 1,357

ELECTED: Peter Elliott, Liberal Democrats 1,319

ELECTED: Simon Galton, Liberal Democrats 1,579

Ruby Gill, Conservatives 607

Martin Gower, Green Party 174

Carol Hopkinson, Labour 367

Zaheer Joossab, Conservatives 486

Ahmad Khwaja, Labour 351

Nic Olsen, Conservatives 537

Matt Smith, Labour 347

Melanie Wakley, Green Party 179

Spoilt votes: 9

Turn-out: 36 per cent

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Ullesthorpe, one candidate elected:

John Gurnett, Liberal Democrats 109

Iain Millington, Labour 224

Sarah Nimmo, Green Party 78

ELECTED: Rosita Page, Conservatives 517