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David Hughes
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Voters are heading to the polls for England’s largest round of local elections since 2019.
While issues such as bin collections and the state of roads tend to decide these votes, it still offers the biggest test of political opinion ahead of the next general election.
There are no elections in London – or in Scotland and Wales – this year, but more than 8,000 council seats are up for grabs across 230 local authorities. Here’s what we know about when we will known the results.
As per Press Association, here is the full list of estimated results times for all of Thursday’s elections – they are not confirmed, but are based on the 2019 declaration times:
Friday 5 May:
These are the most significant local elections in England since 2019 (Photo: Getty Images)
You should receive a polling card informing you where to vote. If you do have not received or have lost your polling card, you can find your local polling station by entering your postcode here.
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You must vote at the polling station you are registered to, unless you applied for a postal vote, which you must do in advance – postal vote applications for these upcoming elections have now closed.
Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday 4 May, after which the votes will be counted.
However, you should still be allowed to vote in the elections as long as you join the queue before closing time.
Polling stations tend to be busiest before school and after work, so it’s worth bearing that in mind when you plan your trip.
You must be registered to vote in order to take part in the elections – the deadline for this has now passed.
If you have already registered to vote in a previous election you do not need to do so again, unless you have moved homes.
You do not need to take your polling card with you on the day to vote.
However, for the first time ever in England, voters will be required to show ID to cast their ballot – you can see full details of what is classed as eligible identification here.
Each party is facing a different challenge in this set of elections. The Conservatives have seen an exodus of activists, leading them to turn to teenagers to beef up their resources. Labour hope they’ll cement their big poll lead, but if they don’t they could lose hope of a majority next year. The Lib Dems are hoping to take Eton and begin to pull apart the ‘blue wall’, writes Katy Balls, while the Green Party are hoping to take control of a council, and pave the way for a second MP.
Voter ID has been one of the most contentious issues leading up to this set of votes. The former head of the civil service told i that it was likely to be a ‘car crash’, and Tories have said they don’t know how many of their leaflets were sent out telling people they didn’t need ID to vote.
Here’s everything you need to know about local elections today:
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While issues such as bin collections and the state of roads tend to decide these votes, it still offers the biggest test of political opinion ahead of the next general election.
There are no elections in London – or in Scotland and Wales – this year, but more than 8,000 council seats are up for grabs across 230 local authorities. Here’s what we know about when we will known the results.
What time will local election results be announced?
As per Press Association, here is the full list of estimated results times for all of Thursday’s elections – they are not confirmed, but are based on the 2019 declaration times:
Friday 5 May:
- Broxbourne – 0:30
- Rushmoor – 1:00
- Basildon – 1:30
- Castle Point – 1:30
- Halton – 1:30
- Harlow – 1:30
- Hartlepool – 1:30
- Sunderland – 1:30
- Brentwood – 2:00
- Chorley – 2:00
- Ipswich – 2:00
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 2:00
- Redditch – 2:00
- Rochford – 2:00
- Sandwell – 2:00
- Sefton – 2:00
- South Tyneside – 2:00
- Tamworth – 2:00
- Thurrock – 2:00
- Hart – 2:30
- Havant – 2:30
- North East Lincolnshire – 2:30
- Portsmouth – 2:30
- Stevenage – 2:30
- Worcester – 2:30
- Boston – 3:00
- Colchester – 3:00
- Cotswold – 3:00
- Dudley – 3:00
- Kingston-upon-Hull – 3:00
- Lincoln – 3:00
- North Lincolnshire – 3:00
- North West Leicestershire – 3:00
- Peterborough – 3:00
- South Holland – 3:00
- Eastleigh – 3:10
- Exeter – 3:30
- Hertsmere – 3:30
- North Norfolk – 3:30
- Reading – 3:30
- Salford – 3:30
- Bath & North East Somerset – 4:00
- Bolsover – 4:00
- Bolton – 4:00
- Braintree – 4:00
- Coventry – 4:00
- North Devon – 4:00
- Plymouth – 4:00
- Southend-on-Sea – 4:00
- Dacorum – 4:30
- Hinckley & Bosworth – 4:30
- East Hertfordshire – 5:00
- Telford & Wrekin – 5:00
- Tendring – 5:00
- Windsor & Maidenhead Royal – 5:00
- Ashfield – 5:30
- Bassetlaw – 5:30
- West Lindsey – 5:30
- South Kesteven – 6:00
- Tameside – 6:00
- Medway – 6:30
- Stoke-on-Trent – 6:30
- South Gloucestershire – 7:00
- East Lindsey – 11:30
- Manchester – 11:45
- Herefordshire – 12:00
- Gateshead – 12:30
- Solihull – 12:30
- Walsall – 12:30
- Worthing – 12:30
- Broadland – 13:00
- Cannock Chase – 13:00
- Knowsley – 13:00
- North Tyneside – 13:00
- North Warwickshire – 13:00
- Rossendale – 13:00
- South Norfolk – 13:00
- Stratford-on-Avon – 13:00
- Warwick – 13:00
- Blackburn with Darwen – 13:30
- Bracknell Forest – 13:30
- Burnley – 13:30
- Crawley – 13:30
- Fenland – 13:30
- Folkestone & Hythe – 13:30
- Maidstone – 13:30
- East Devon – 14:00
- East Staffordshire – 14:00
- Hyndburn – 14:00
- Lichfield – 14:00
- Mansfield – 14:00
- North Hertfordshire – 14:00
- Rugby – 14:00
- Runnymede – 14:00
- Tewkesbury – 14:00
- Torbay – 14:00
- Torridge – 14:00
- Welwyn Hatfield – 14:00
- West Devon – 14:00
- Reigate & Banstead – 14:15
- Elmbridge – 14:30
- Forest of Dean – 14:30
- Newark & Sherwood – 14:30
- Preston – 14:30
- Teignbridge – 14:30
- Barnsley – 15:00
- Blackpool – 15:00
- Breckland – 15:00
- Calderdale – 15:00
- Canterbury – 15:00
- Darlington – 15:00
- Derbyshire Dales – 15:00
- East Cambridgeshire – 15:00
- East Riding of Yorkshire – 15:00
- Epping Forest – 15:00
- Erewash – 15:00
- Kirklees – 15:00
- Maldon – 15:00
- Middlesbrough – 15:00
- Milton Keynes – 15:00
- Rochdale – 15:00
- Sevenoaks – 15:00
- Sheffield – 15:00
- South Hams – 15:00
- Surrey Heath – 15:00
- Tandridge – 15:00
- Tunbridge Wells – 15:00
- Watford – 15:00
- Wealden – 15:00
- West Suffolk – 15:00
- Wokingham – 15:00
- Wychavon – 15:00
- North Somerset – 15:30
- Oadby & Wigston – 15:30
- Ashford – 16:00
- Babergh – 16:00
- Blaby – 16:00
- Bromsgrove – 16:00
- Cambridge – 16:00
- Chesterfield – 16:00
- Dover – 16:00
- Gravesham – 16:00
- Great Yarmouth – 16:00
- Harborough – 16:00
- Luton – 16:00
- Malvern Hills – 16:00
- Melton – 16:00
- Mid Suffolk – 16:00
- Norwich – 16:00
- Oldham – 16:00
- Pendle – 16:00
- Redcar & Cleveland – 16:00
- Ribble Valley – 16:00
- Rushcliffe – 16:00
- Rutland – 16:00
- Slough – 16:00
- Stafford – 16:00
- Staffordshire Moorlands – 16:00
- St Albans – 16:00
- Swindon – 16:00
- Uttlesford – 16:00
- Vale of White Horse – 16:00
- West Lancashire – 16:00
- West Oxfordshire – 16:00
- Wyre – 16:00
- North East Derbyshire – 16:10
- Arun – 16:30
- Bradford – 16:30
- Broxtowe – 16:30
- Cherwell – 16:30
- Chichester – 16:30
- Fylde – 16:30
- Nottingham – 16:30
- South Oxfordshire – 16:30
- Stockport – 16:30
- Three Rivers – 16:30
- Tonbridge & Malling – 16:30
- Woking – 16:30
- Wolverhampton – 16:30
- Basingstoke & Deane – 17:00
- Bedford – 17:00
- Brighton & Hove – 17:00
- Bury – 17:00
- Central Bedfordshire – 17:00
- Charnwood – 17:00
- Chelmsford – 17:00
- Eastbourne – 17:00
- Epsom & Ewell – 17:00
- Horsham – 17:00
- Leeds – 17:00
- Leicester – 17:00
- Lewes – 17:00
- Liverpool – 17:00
- North Kesteven – 17:00
- Southampton – 17:00
- South Derbyshire – 17:00
- Stockton-on-Tees – 17:00
- Swale – 17:00
- Thanet – 17:00
- Wigan – 17:00
- Wirral – 17:00
- Wyre Forest – 17:00
- East Hampshire – 17:30
- Gedling – 17:30
- High Peak – 17:30
- Lancaster – 17:30
- Wakefield – 17:30
- Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – 18:00
- Dartford – 18:00
- Derby – 18:00
- East Suffolk – 18:00
- Guildford – 18:00
- King’s Lynn & West Norfolk – 18:00
- Mid Devon – 18:00
- Mole Valley – 18:00
- New Forest – 18:00
- Rother – 18:00
- South Ribble – 18:00
- Test Valley – 18:00
- Trafford – 18:00
- Waverley – 18:00
- West Berkshire – 18:00
- Winchester – 18:00
- Spelthorne – 18:15
- South Staffordshire – 18:30
- Amber Valley – 19:00
- Cheshire West & Chester – 19:00
- Mid Sussex – 19:00
- Cheshire East – 20:00
- York – 20:00
These are the most significant local elections in England since 2019 (Photo: Getty Images)
How can I vote in the local elections?
You should receive a polling card informing you where to vote. If you do have not received or have lost your polling card, you can find your local polling station by entering your postcode here.
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You must vote at the polling station you are registered to, unless you applied for a postal vote, which you must do in advance – postal vote applications for these upcoming elections have now closed.
Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday 4 May, after which the votes will be counted.
However, you should still be allowed to vote in the elections as long as you join the queue before closing time.
Polling stations tend to be busiest before school and after work, so it’s worth bearing that in mind when you plan your trip.
You must be registered to vote in order to take part in the elections – the deadline for this has now passed.
If you have already registered to vote in a previous election you do not need to do so again, unless you have moved homes.
You do not need to take your polling card with you on the day to vote.
However, for the first time ever in England, voters will be required to show ID to cast their ballot – you can see full details of what is classed as eligible identification here.
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Each party is facing a different challenge in this set of elections. The Conservatives have seen an exodus of activists, leading them to turn to teenagers to beef up their resources. Labour hope they’ll cement their big poll lead, but if they don’t they could lose hope of a majority next year. The Lib Dems are hoping to take Eton and begin to pull apart the ‘blue wall’, writes Katy Balls, while the Green Party are hoping to take control of a council, and pave the way for a second MP.
Voter ID has been one of the most contentious issues leading up to this set of votes. The former head of the civil service told i that it was likely to be a ‘car crash’, and Tories have said they don’t know how many of their leaflets were sent out telling people they didn’t need ID to vote.
Here’s everything you need to know about local elections today:
- When the polls close
- Where the local elections are
- Who you can vote for
- How tactical voting works
- How the new Voter ID rules work
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