Here at Hucknall Nub News, we will be keeping you up to date with the results of the Ashfield District Council elections live from the count at Kirkby Leisure Centre.

There are a total of 35 seats being contested, 10 of which are in Hucknall.

The Ashfield Independents currently hold 29 seats but only five of them are in Hucknall.

Headlines

• As it stands: AI- 32; Conservatives- 2; Labour-1
• Ashfield Independents retain majority and win 32 seats in total.
• 18 needed for a majority.
• Ashfield Independents win nine out of ten available seats in Hucknall, a gain of four from 2019..
• Phil Rostance (Conservatives) holds seat in Hucknall West but Ashfield Independents gain the other two..
• Jason Zadrozny, leader of the council, comfortably holds his seat in Larwood.
• Conservatives gain Underwood from Ashfield Independents as David Martin loses his seat.
• Labour gain Carsic, their only seat on the council.

06:40 That's all from us for now, expect full reaction later today. Thanks for following our live blog.

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06:10 Ashfield Independents comfortably hold all three seats in Hucknall North with John Wilmott leading the way. That means nine out of ten seats in Hucknall have gone to the party a gain of four on their 2019 performance.

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6:05 Hucknall North results incoming.

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5:55

Tom Hollis who was found guilty of harassment without violence and careless driving last year, holds his seat in Huthwaite and Brierley.

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5:50 Dave Shaw and Ian Briggs win seats in Hucknall West for the Ashfield Independents but Conservative Phil Rostance denies them a clean sweep by holding his seat.

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04:50 Helen-Ann Smith holds her seat in the Stanton Hill & Teversal ward.

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04:45 Hucknall West is so close that there will be a full recount.

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04:25 Two more holds for the Ashfield Independents at Leamington and Sutton St Mary's.

However there is a recount underway at Stanton Hill & Teversal which means Helen-Ann Smith, deputy leader of the Ashfield Independents is at risk of losing her seat.

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Pictured are the celebrations as Lee Waters and Nick Parvin are announced as candidates for Hucknall Central.

Photo Credit:Tom Surgay.

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03:40 We finally have some results from Hucknall and it's good news for the Ashfield Independents. They have held their two seats in Hucknall Central thanks to Nick Parvin and Lee Waters and have gained two seats from Hucknall in

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03:07 The results from the Larwood ward are in and unsurprisingly Jason Zadrozny, the leader of the council comfortably holds his seat.

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02:50 Two more holds for Ashfield Independents as they win Ashfields and Jacksdale & Westwood. The second result means that former Hucknall Councillor Chris Baron will not be on the council.

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02:07 Labour gain Carsic.

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02:00 Ashfield Independents hold The Dales.

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01:50 The second result is in from Underwood after a recount and it's a Conservative gain as Dawn Justice defeats David Martin by 37 votes. Quite a shock!

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01:35 Hucknall Central has been verified, counting has started so we may get some Hucknall news soon!

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01:20 We have our first result! Andy Meakin (Ashfield Independent) comfortably holds the Abbey Hill ward.

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01:10 Carsic and Larwood wards have now been verified. Larwood is of course currently Jason Zadrozny's seat.

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00:49 Underwood is the second ward to be verified and the counting has started. Interestingly there has been a turnout of over 46% there.

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00:40 Abbey Hill in Kirkby is the first ward to have been verified and the counting process has started. I know it isn't Hucknall but it'll be nice to have the first result on the board won't it?

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00:10 Lee Anderson thinks the people of Ashfield are 'sick of the Independents'. He also says these results aren't an accurate indication of the potential results in the constituency at next year's General Election which he won in 2019 with a majority of 6000.

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00:00 Happy Friday everyone! No results as of yet but there is hope we'll get the first one within the next hour.

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11:30 The Ashfield Independents aren't in quite as confident a mood as expected squashing any talk of winning all 35 seats. Time will tell if this is accurate.

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11:20 Speaking to members of the Labour Party who seem fairly positive about their chances.

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11:10 Lee Anderson MP for Ashfield has arrived at the count to get a feel for how his constituents have voted..

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10:40 The ballot boxes from the polling stations are beginning to arrive.

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10:10 The counting of postal votes has begun.

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10:00 Polling stations are now closed.