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There is just 18 days until millions of folks across England and Wales have the chance to cast ballots, in the final large-scale say of opinion before the General Election.
Thursday May 2nd sees 2,655 seats be contested across the UK, with 107 Councils and a few others with By-Elections, having ballots which most were contested in 2021 and some being done on New Boundaries.
According to BBC analysis, the Tories are defending 989, Labour 973, Lib Dems 418, Independents and Others 135, the Greens 107 and Localists 35, with 2021 being a very good year for a sitting Government as a result of the Vaccine Bounce.
There are also 10 Mayoral Contests, the London Assembly and 37 Police and Crime Commissioner seats up for grabs.
London, the West Midlands and Tees Valley and the new Mayoralties in East Midlands (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) and York and North Yorkshire are the key one’s to watch.
To see what polls you have in your area, do see and search in the postcode checker below and no doubt this will be an extremely fascinating set of polls.
Thursday May 2nd sees 2,655 seats be contested across the UK, with 107 Councils and a few others with By-Elections, having ballots which most were contested in 2021 and some being done on New Boundaries.
According to BBC analysis, the Tories are defending 989, Labour 973, Lib Dems 418, Independents and Others 135, the Greens 107 and Localists 35, with 2021 being a very good year for a sitting Government as a result of the Vaccine Bounce.
There are also 10 Mayoral Contests, the London Assembly and 37 Police and Crime Commissioner seats up for grabs.
London, the West Midlands and Tees Valley and the new Mayoralties in East Midlands (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) and York and North Yorkshire are the key one’s to watch.
To see what polls you have in your area, do see and search in the postcode checker below and no doubt this will be an extremely fascinating set of polls.
The councils up for election are mainly in urban areas in the North of England, across parts of the Midlands, and in the commuter belt surrounding London.
Most of the seats were last contested in May 2021 - when Boris Johnson was the prime minister; the Covid vaccination programme was well under way; and partygate had yet to be reported.
It was a good election result for the Conservatives. They gained control of 13 more councils and added over 200 councillors - although not all these councils are up in 2024. Labour did not fare so well - losing 300 seats and control of eight councils.
The Green Party made almost 90 gains but the Liberal Democrats made almost no progress, adding just eight seats.
Local elections 2024 results in maps and charts
Analysis of results in the local elections 2024, including the London mayor and councils around England.www.bbc.com