12:19 - HOUNSLOW: Labour retain control of council

The Labour Party has retained control of Hounslow – fending off competition to win 52 seats, giving them a majority of 42. 

5:19 - Results in for Heston West in Hounslow

Two Labour candidates are re-elected to Heston West. Joining Adriana Gheorghe and Shantanu Rajawat on the council is Karamat Malik (LAB).

05:17 - Daanish Saeed returns to Hounslow Council with Junue Meah, both Labour

05:16 - LABOUR HOLD HOUNSLOW

Results have been coming in thick and fast. Full breakdowns to follow but it's been confirmed: Labour has retained Hounslow Council.

04:53 - Brentford West declares

Cllr Guy Lambert has been re-elected in Brentford West. Joining him on Hounslow Council is his Labour colleague, Lara Parizotto.

04:52 - Hanworth Village, Hounslow West and Osterley & Spring Grove results are in

Hanworth Village elects Richard Foote (LAB), Allan Joseph (CON) and Noreen Kaleem (LAB).

Councillors for Hounslow West have been confirmed as Bandna Chopra, Jagdish Sharma and Mohammad Umair, all Labour Party candidates.

It's three more wins for Labour in Osterley & Spring Grove where Unsa Chaudri, Tony Louki and Aftab Siddiqui have been elected.

04:48 - Clean sweep for Labour in four more wards

Results in Heston East, Hanworth Park, Syon & Brentford Lock and Heston Central have been declared and it is a red wall in Hounslow. We'll bring you turnouts and vote breakdowns shortly.

04:30 - Brentford East results are in

The first ward in Hounslow's local election to declare results is Brentford East. We're seeing a woeful turnout of 19% give two new Labour candidates a crystal clear win.

Rhys Williams and Marina Sharma are elected to Hounslow Council.

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.

More on election 2022

GUIDE: Election Day in Hounslow

VOTING: Full list of Hounslow candidates

BACKGROUND: Key issues in Hounslow