Polls Closed: LIVE results blog

Keep checking back throughout tonight.

BREAKING: BORIS JOHNSON IS NEXT MAYOR OF LONDON - ConHome call it.
"Based on a wide range of conversations we've had throughout the day with people in the field and with senior Tory and other insiders we are very confident that on the basis of patterns of turnout, postal votes and canvass returns Boris Johnson has been elected Mayor of London"
This backs up whats being heard from other sources that suggest Boris has won and that it isn't particularly close. LRC are claiming Ken is confident of 52%-48% share.



Councils to watch tonight -

Coventry - Coventry went to the Conservatives in 2004 but Labour stand to gain as many as 3 or 4 seats, throwing the City into a position of no overall control. Gordon Brown visited the city to launch Labours local election campaign and therehas been a few high profile visits since; a sure sign that Labour HQ are taking Coventry very seriously as a potential source of fire-fighting in the face of a Conservative rout elsewhere in the country.

Liverpool - the LibDem’s control over the city hangs in the balance thanks to severe financial mismanagement and the award of being the worst counil in the UK. A Labour victory here would allow Brown to claim a resurgence of Labour support in the north, making it difficult for the Conservatives to claim growing support in the north (even in the event of potential gains in the North East).

You can also watch the Birmingham election results LIVE HERE hosted by fellow blogger Adrian Goldberg.