Birmingham local election results 2022 LIVE: latest on who has won council elections - as votes counted

The Birmingham local elections count is underway at Utilita Arena - here are the latest updates from our reporter
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Polling stations in Birmingham closed at 10pm last night (Thursday, May 5) and the votes for the 2022 local elections are underway at Utilita Arena.

The count began at 9am this morning, with the earliest declarations expected as early as noon, or later this morning depending on turnout. Single member wards will be declared first.

Stay with BirminghamWorld today for all uptodate news and developments as they happen in counting centres across Birmingham.

Birmingham local election results 2022 LIVE: latest on who has won council elections - as votes counted

Key Events

  • All 101 seats at the council’s 69 wards are being contested
  • Polling stations closed at 9pm last night

Kings Norton results

Here are some more results from today’s local election in Birmingham.

Kings Norton North: Labour hold

Aitken Alex, Labour and Co-operative Party: 1353

Blissett Marshal, Liberal Democrats:47

Sorboen Kari Benedikte, Green Party: 92

Wood Barbara Iris, the Conservative Party Candidate: 949

Turnout: 32%

Kings Norton South: Green Party gain

Clancy Robert Joseph, the Conservative Party Candidate: 365

Grant Rob, Green Party: 1137

Kumar Sonia, Labour and Co-operative Party: 732

Turnout: 28%

Breakdown of results

Birmingham City Council local election 2022 results:

Labour: 65 seats (0)

Conservatives: 22 seats (-5)

Liberal Deomcrats: 12 seats (+4)

The Green Party 2 seats (+1)

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