LOCAL POLITICS: Live updates from the Council elections offical count

On Thursday 7 May, people across the city headed to their nearest polling station – putting thier mark next to candidates contesting all 101 local Council seats in Birmingham’s 69 political wards.

Within the Erdington constituency, these elections will decide the official representatives for Castle Vale, Pype Hayes, Erdington, Gravelly Hill, Stockland Green, Perry Common, Kingstanding, and Oscott.

Now all the votes have been cast, Nicola Murray and Ed King are reporting from the offical election count – bringing you live updates as we wait and find out who will be running the city.

9:40pm / Stockland Green amongst last wards to be called after Labour lose by one vote to Reform UK

7:50pm / Councillors Robert Alden and Gareth Moore retain their Erdington Ward seats for Local Conservatives after Reform threat does not transpire

7:20pm / Reform UK clean up across the Erdington constituency, winning all the seat in both Kingstanding and Oscott wards.

4:20pm / Castle Vale Councillor Ray Goodwin secures a narrow victory for Labour against Reform UK

3:52pm / Catch up with Stockland Green independent candidate Sam Richards

2:45pm / Councillor Mick Green retains Gravelly Hill Ward for Labour

1:20pm / Reform UK’s Sue Willets takes Perry Common in landslide victory

12:20pm / Counting is underway and results could be starting to come in….