Both the Conservatives and Labour have claimed victory in the Medway Council elections.

The Tories have managed to retain control of the authority, despite losing seats, but Labour has made the biggest gains.

For all the results and reaction from across Kent follow our live blog and follow live updates from the Medway count below.

The full results of each count will be added as they arrive.

LIVE UPDATES - refresh for updates

8.10am

Did the Labour group dare to dream last night, when they briefly took the lead in the election count?

8.02am

Here is an outline of the result of the Medway Council elections.

6.01am

Turnout for these local elections is forecast to be low, with many voters disillusioned with the handling of Brexit. Here is a list of potential places where there may be an upset in Kent.

6am

Counting has been underway overnight. Our local democracy reporter Dean Kilpatrick has been tweeting the results through the night. Results are still coming in and we'll put the highlights in this blog throughout the day too.