Voters will take to the polls across England and Northern Ireland for the local elections this spring.
Polling stations in England will open on Thursday, May 4 and the results will be revealed on Friday, May 5. Meanwhile locals in Northern Ireland will cast their votes two weeks later, on Thursday May 18.
A majority of the seats up for election this year were last contested in May 2019. In England, 146 local authorities will be electing their full council, while 83 will have a third of their seats up for grabs. Four areas will also be holding mayoral elections.
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