Mid Suffolk has become the first district council in the UK to have a Green Party majority.

That's the stand-out fact from a remarkable local election that has seen the Conservatives banished from power in district councils across the county.

The party lost dozens of councillors across Suffolk - including a near cabinet-full of current and former council leaders.

Apparently safe-looking majorities in both East and West Suffolk were destroyed. The Tories did manage to remain the largest single party in the west - but they could be outvoted in the council chamber if Labour and the Independents work together.

In the east the Greens became the single largest party as swathes of normally Blue territory fell.

The Greens and Liberal Democrats appeared to have co-operated in some seats, especially in the Suffolk Coastal part of the council.

One hope for the Conservatives was that Labour failed to make a major breakthrough in the Lowestoft area.

That will give Peter Aldous hope that he will be able to defend his Lowestoft seat at the next general election which will take place within 18 months.

The Greens had been confident of taking control of Mid Suffolk and had hoped to win more seats in East Suffolk and Babergh.

But the scale of their victories surprised everyone - they are now the largest party in Babergh as well so could claim the leadership of three Suffolk councils.

As the Green juggernaut sailed through Mid Suffolk three current and former leaders of the council lost their seats: Suzie Morley, Nick Gowrley and Tim Passmore.

In East Suffolk the Greens won all the seats in Leiston and Aldeburgh - which includes the Sizewell power stations - and unseated former Suffolk Coastal leader Ray Herring.

In the west former county council leader Colin Noble lost his seat at Lakenheath - mirroring fellow former leader Mark Bee's failure to return to East Suffolk in Bungay.