Local elections: How did the parties do compared with previous years?

There are various ways to measure and compare how the parties fared at this year’s local elections in England (Alamy) -

The final results from the local elections in England have been announced, after Birmingham City Council finished counting its votes on Monday evening.

Here the Press Association looks at what the full set of results show in terms of how each party fared, and how the figures compare with results from previous elections.