Elections are taking place in 23 councils on Thursday, alongside six mayoral races. Voters in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency will also elect their new MP. BBC News is on hand to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments across all platforms. Follow all the latest election developments on the BBC News website and app....
BBC Voters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May. These are the first local elections since the general election was held in July 2024. Everyone voting in person will need to show photo ID. Which elections are taking place on 1 May? Elections are taking place in 23...
If last year’s general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year’s local elections, in truth, are neither. That is not to denigrate for a moment how much they matter in the places where they are happening, nor the extent to which they will mould the mood of national politics in their aftermath. But the...
Shortly before the election, a campaign using the hashtag “stability and integrity” flooded Romanian TikTok. Influencers uploaded videos describing what they were looking for in a future president: “stability”, “progress”, “a patriot”. They did not name a specific candidate. They had been paid to upload videos with these messages through a marketing platform called FameUp,...
When the photo ID rules were introduced in May 2023, the government said it would stop votes being stolen, although that is quite unusual in the UK. There were 1,462 cases of alleged electoral fraud reported to police between 2019 and 2023, according to the most recent figures from the Electoral Commission., external Of these,...
Exeter’s 91,000 registered electors go to the polls on Thursday 1 May to elect nine councillors to represent them on Devon County Council, with voters in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham also taking part in by-elections for two city council seats. You must be on the electoral register in order to vote. Voter registration for...
Kathy Kettler Kathy Kettler (R) is the campaign manager for local liberal candidate Kilikvak Kabloona Nunavut is Canada’s largest federal district. The entire territory – all 1.8 million sq km (695,000 sq miles) and its 40,000 people – will be represented by one person in parliament. “Nunavut is at least three times the size of...
There’s just days to go before next week’s elections in Exeter. On Thursday 1 May, people will go to the polls across the city. There will be elections for Devon County Council, as well as by-elections in two City Council wards: Mincinglake & Whipton; and Topsham. Thousands of postal votes have been sent out and...
Time is fast running out for anyone who wants to apply for free photo ID in order to vote in the local elections on 1 May. The deadline to apply for Voter Authority Certificates 5pm on Wednesday 23 April. Voters need to show photo ID when voting in person in the elections, like a driving...
Registration to vote in May’s local and mayoral elections in England is to close on Friday. Anyone who wants to vote has until 23:59 BST on Friday to submit an application to register. There are local elections to 24 of England’s 317 councils as well as some mayoral authorities on 1 May. It’s the first...
BBC Isaac Newton knew a thing or two about politics. After the great philosopher and scientist had been struck by inspiration (if not actual fruit) when an apple fell from a tree in his Lincolnshire garden, he went on to become an MP. Wandering around that same garden, staring at that same tree (or at...
Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images The Green Party of England and Wales is aiming for a “record” number of councillors as it looks to increase its power base for an eighth election in a row, party co-leader Adrian Ramsey has said. The party is looking to build on its successes, after passing 800 councillors...
There’s still time to register to vote in May’s local elections in Exeter – but time is running out. Elections for Devon County Council will be held throughout Exeter on Thursday 1 May.  There will also be by-elections for two City Council wards on the same day, in Mincinglake & Whipton, and Topsham.  People will...
There’s still time to register for a postal vote for May’s local elections in Exeter – but time is running out.  Elections for Devon County Council will be held throughout Exeter on Thursday 1 May.   There will also be by-elections for two City Council wards on the same day, in Mincinglake & Whipton, and Topsham.   ...
Martyn Oates BBC South West political editor Getty Images The elections are being held against the backdrop of the reorganisation of local government Voters on both sides of the River Tamar will get the chance to vote in local elections on 1 May. The vote comes ahead of a very big change – here is...