Local elections are happening in many parts of England on May 1 (Picture: Getty) Today is the UK’s biggest voting day since ...

The local elections are set to get underway as Sir Keir Starmer faces his first major test at the ballot box since becoming ...

Full screen desktop view Reform, the most popular party in the country right now is on 25 per cent in the opinion polls. When ...

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your local elections questions – from which ...

HE is promising a political earthquake when polls shut at 10pm tonight – but will Nigel Farage’s big talk meet reality in the ...

The local elections 2025 are taking place on Thursday, May 1. Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on election ...

More than 1,600 seats are being contested in 23 councils, there are also six mayoral positions up for grabs and a by-election ...

The electorate knows the difference between a party that wants change and one that has to be pressured to deliver it.

The 2025 local elections will be on a smaller scale than usual for this point in the electoral cycle because scheduled votes ...

The other four are in the West of England, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, North Tyneside, and Doncaster. Voters in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency will also elect a new MP on 1 May after Mike ...

Here is a guide to the local elections in May, with an interactive map, full list of the scheduled polls and details of the ...