LIVE: Lancashire Elections 2026 - latest results and reactions from counts in Preston and Chorley

The results from Chorley Council came through in the early hours of Friday - with Reform making major gains, but Labour retaining control of the authority.

Preston City Council’s results are now coming in with the outcome expected mid-late afternoon.

We’ll keep the link to our live results page pinned to the top of of this live blog, so you can keep track of how things stand - and keep checking the posts beneath that and refreshing the page for everything else you need to know...