THANKS to a substantial caffeine boost courtesy of Costa coffee, I'm managing to keep my eyes open just long enough to post this entry...
It was quite a long night, much longer than most of us in the press room anticipated.
On the whole, it wasn't the disaster many - including Labour members themselves - were predicting.
They lost Scott and Wrightington, which weren't unexpected, but they gain Bickerstaffe which was a welcome boost following a full-scale campaign there.
However, I just wonder what the mood would have been if Up Holland had gone to the Conservatives. In the end, it was pretty close and losing your party leader - which would have happened in this case - is a heck of a blow to morale.
The Conservatives in the end increased their majority by one which they'll be quite happy to accept. As soon as the Scarisbrick result was announced, they looked markedly happier knowing that if there was a potential banana skin, then that would be it.
So what happens now? I get the feeling there's going to be some big changes in both parties soon.
The raft of new councillors (seven new faces in all) could mean a reshuffle of the pack. However, this isn't likely to happen straight away, but I understand that the wheels are being set in motion.
It's a case of 'watch this space'...
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