This year's local elections are especially crucial
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Voters go to the polls on May 2 in what will be an 'all-out' election
Polling day in Coventry is on Thursday 2 May
With several weeks still to go until the June 9th EU elections in Denmark, votes can be submitted from Monday after local authorities began accepting postal votes.
Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?
Coventry council seats will be up for grabs next week
For a majority, a party will need to win 30 of the 59 seats that make up Rotherham Council. Currently, Labour holds 32 seats, the Conservatives hold 15, the Liberal Democrats hold four, independents hold seven, and the Independent Conservatives hold two. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost 16 seats – and the Conservatives won 20 seats to form the main opposition when they previously held none. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, the council has been made...
There are 63 seats on Barnsley Council, and 32 seats are needed for a majority. Labour currently holds 48 seats, Lib Dems hold 10, Conservatives hold two, Independents hold two, and Reform UK has one. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council but lost three seats. In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. In Barnsley, there are 21 electoral wards, each represented by three councillors. Here, each party standing in the...
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In an email seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, candidates were told that BMBC is ‘aware of some issues regarding the delivery of postal votes’, and bosses are working with Royal Mail to ensure they are delivered in time. Cudworth, Dearne North, Monk Bretton, Royston, Wombwell and Rockingham wards are mostly affected. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on May 2, the day of the election, or they will not be counted. Voters can drop off their vote at the ballot box at the Town Hall...