The political landscape in Scotland, Wales and England's councils has shifted dramatically over the past three days.
Ballots were cast for seats in the Senedd, Holyrood, local councils and some mayoral elections in England.
Counting lasted through the night and by early Friday morning, the results began trickling in.
Labour lost control of its first council at 02:01 BST - the result in Redditch was a sign of things to come for Keir Starmer's party.
Reform's sweeping gains became apparent early on, and continued to build throughout Friday - leading up to a total of over 1,400 councillors.
As the picture in England became clearer, with Labour and Tory losses making way for Reform and Green gains, results for the Senedd and Holyrood began pouring in.
There was soon bad news for Welsh Labour, as First Minister Eluned Morgan arrived at a count expecting to lose her seat and the election.
The BBC forecast Plaid Cymru to become the largest party in the Senedd at around 16:30.
Less than two hours later, it had picked up 43 of the 96 seats available - six short of a majority.
A sea of yellow crossed the country as John Swinney's SNP took the most seats, but it also fell short of a majority.
As the final few council results were declared, he appointed Labour veterans Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to adviser roles.
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