Elections in Wales, Scotland and England: What happened?

Millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales have had their say in different elections on Thursday 7 May, and the results of those votes have been announced.

The elections give people an opportunity to decide how should be run in the areas where they live.

In Scotland and Wales national elections took place to choose who people want to represent them in the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd in Wales.

In some parts of England people have been voting in local and mayoral elections.

Keep reading below to see what has happened, and what people have had to say about the results.

In Wales, people over the age of 16 have voted to choose the 96 politicians who will work in the Welsh national parliament, called the Senedd, which has control over public services such as health and education.

Plaid Cymru got the most votes, the most Members of the Senedd (MS) and is now the largest party.

It is a big change. Previously Labour had been the largest party in elections in Wales for 100 years, but now, after becoming the first leader of a government in the UK to lose their seat while in office, former first minister Eluned Morgan announced she was "stepping down as leader of Welsh Labour".

Reform UK came second behind Plaid, and made big gains compared to previous years.

Plaid Cymru's leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, said that Wales has demanded a "change of leadership" and that his party is "ready to serve".

Plaid will need to work with opposition politicians in the weeks, months and years ahead to win votes in the Senedd- including electing a first minister and getting enough votes to pass their spending plans.

In Scotland, people aged over 16 have voted for the 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (or MSPs) that they want to represent their area in the Scottish Parliament.

The Scottish Government's powers include running the education system, the NHS, housing and the environment.

For an historic fifth election the Scottish National Party (SNP) won the most votes and got the most MSPs, but fewer than they got at the last election.

It means they fell short of an overall majority and they may have to find agreements with other parties so that they have enough support in Parliament to make their plans happen.

SNP leader John Swinney said his party had won the Holyrood election "hands down", adding that "the public expectation will be for me to be returned as first minister and to lead a government".

There were also big gains for Reform UK who came in joint second place with Labour.

In England, people over the age of 18 voted in local and mayoral elections in some parts of the country.

For this election, voting took place in 136 local councils, and six mayoral positions in London were decided too.

These local authorities are in charge of lots of the services that people use every day like public transport, bin collections, schools, libraries and leisure centres.

The biggest successes in this election have been for Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, who won the most votes and gained more than 1500 new councillors.

It was bad news for Labour - the party currently in power in the UK, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer - who lost more than 1000 council seats, and some whole councils, to Reform UK.

Nigel Farage said he believes a "truly historic shift in British politics" has taken place and Keir Starmer said he was "hurt" by the results and admitted "unnecessary mistakes" have been made, but added that he is "not going to walk away" from his job as PM.

The Green Party also gained hundreds of seats in these local council elections, and in London have won mayoral votes in Hackney and Lewisham.

The Liberal Democrats also made some gains; their party leader Ed Davey said voters are "looking for a party that is true to British values of decency, tolerance, respect of the rule of law, and real practical plans. And only the Liberal Democrats offer those."

The Conservative party also lost hundreds of seats, but made gains in other areas.