12:59 - Greens celebrate record results in Ealing

Ealing Green Party are celebrating record results in Ealing but have not gained seats on the council.

In Hanwell Ward Green Party candidates Neil Reynolds, Marijn Van de Geer and Kate Crossland won 29% of votes. This puts support for the Party ten points ahead of the Conservatives.

With 42% of the votes for Labour, the ward has remained red. Green Party candidates have vowed to keep key climate issues high on the Council's agenda.

Neil Reynolds said: "The Greens have been making gains across the country. We are of course disappointed not to have new Green Councillors in Ealing but we will carry on working to hold the Labour Council to account."

04:55 - Labour retains control of Ealing Council

On the arrival of the 24th and final result in Pitshanger ward comes confirmation the Labour Party has retained control over Ealing Council.

04:07 - Southfield, Central Greenford and East Acton results are declared

At this point in the evening Ealing is seeing its lowest turnout yet in East Acton where just 33.32% of the ward's residents went to the ballot box.

That one third has elected three Labour candidates. On a turnout of 37.24%, Central Greenford elects another three.

It's a Liberal Democrat sweep in Southfield with Gary Busuttil, Gary Malcolm and Andrew Steed elected.

04:01 - Ealing wards as they declare results

Southwall West - it's a win for Labour with two candidates elected to the council.

Lady Margaret - On a low turnout of 38.49% voters in Lady Margaret have elected three Labour candidates.

The seventh result returned in Ealing is Hanwell Broadway and we're seeing a slightly higher turnout of 43.46% return another three Labour councillors.

Dormers Wells and Southall Green continues with the theme and Labour gains six more seats on Ealing Council.

04:00 - Three more results in for Ealing

Voters in Hanger Hill have elected two local Conservatives, Fabio Conti and Gregory Stafford to represent them alongside Liberal Democrat Athena Zissimos.

Ealing Broadway elects three Conservative councillors. Turnout was 42.47%.

With a 41.83% turnout, Southall Broadway elects two Labour candidates.

03:49 - Walpole elects three Labour Party candidates

The first result is in and Walpole ward has elected three Labour Party candidates with a 50.36% turnout.

02:09 - Ealing turnout confirmed as 40.31%

01:00 - Quiet confidence for the Lib Dems

Lisa Haseldine tweets: "I'm hearing the Liberal Democrats in #Ealing are feeling quietly confident. A source tells me they are 'likely to make gains'."

12:59 - Turnout figures for Ealing Common

Turnout in East Acton has been announced as 33.2%. Ealing Common and Hanger Hill wards both over 40%.

Phil Portwood tweets: "Turnout figures now being announced for more wards. East Acton turnout is 33.2%. Key wards of interest Ealing Common and Hanger Hill both over 40%."

12:43 - Counting has begun in Ealing's most central wards

22:26 - Counting is underway

@EalingCouncil tweets: "The traditional verification process has begun. This means officers checking that the correct number of ballot papers have arrived, which has to happen before the vote count can start."

10:00 - As polls close - what these elections mean

It is easy to forget four years have passed since Britain last had this date at the ballot box.

In 2018, Theresa May was still the prime minister. Words like lockdown, furlough and unprecedented existed but were by and large meaningless. More people had daily commutes. Fewer people owned dogs.

Voters today are unlikely to have recalled the candidates who sought their support four years ago.

More likely at front of minds when it came to mark X in three boxes were Downing Street parties and, in an unprecedented twist for polling stations, porn. 

The impact such issues are to have on local government will become clearer once polling stations close at 10pm.

But while local elections are the best way to gauge public opinion in between general elections, their results dictate more about our everyday life in the 1460 days that follow than is rarely, if ever, given credit.

By about 03:00 as results arrive in London analysis on the national mood will start to set quicker than clay.

But once the polls close at 22:00 tonight, we'll bring you the latest updates, reactions and details on anything and everything happening locally for Ealing.