AND SO IT BEGINS: Ballot papers are brought into the Guildhall
THE count has started across Worcester this evening as the contest for the city's 12 available wards begins to come to a head.
Forty three candidates from six different parties are battling for victory after campaigning for your vote.
Polls closed just 40 minutes ago.
Keep watching our results page for the counts as they come in.
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