Current Mayor of London and Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan arrived with his wife Saadiya Khan and their dog to cast his vote at the local elections on Thursday (2 May). Mr Khan arrived early at the polling station at St Alban’s Church in south L ...

Mr Swinney announced his candidacy at an event in Scotland this morning after days of speculation

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Conservative London Mayor candidate Susan Hall arrived early to cast her vote in the local elections on Thursday (2 May). Ms Hall. dressed in a purple jacket, arrived at Hatch End Lawn Tennis Club to cast her vote earlier today. Voters head to the po ...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrived at a polling station to cast their votes in the local and London Mayoral elections today. Voters head to the polls on Thursday (2 May) in a series of local elections seen as the final test ...

Results across 107 councils and in 10 mayoral votes will start coming in from the early hours of Friday

Polls open in last big elections before general elections as John Swinney expected to announce run for SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister

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elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across England

Campaign groups have warned that controversial voter ID rules may prevent people from voting

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the moment he considered quitting as Labour leader. Sir Keir admitted he thought of stepping down as leader after Labour lost both the Hartlepool by-election and council seats in 2021. In an interview with Sky News on We ...

Polling stations will shut at 10pm

Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi Sunak’s future

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections

Londoners will be voting for a mayor as well as London Assembly members

Voters across England and Wales will take to the polls on Thursday for the latest round of local elections. Alongside thousands of councillors, a record 12 metro mayors are to be elected – including the high-profile Mayor of London.

Voters across England and Wales will take to the polls on Thursday for the latest round of local elections. Alongside thousands of councillors, a record 12 metro mayors are to be elected – including the high-profile Mayor of London.

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