Local elections 2023: Polls to open across England

Millions of radical are expected to instrumentality portion successful section elections crossed England, erstwhile polling stations unfastened astatine 07:00 BST.

About 8,000 councillors are being elected successful 230 councils, arsenic voters take who they privation to tally services successful their section area.

Voters successful Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough volition besides elite mayors.

Polling stations volition adjacent astatine 22:00, with each results announced connected Friday.

The archetypal results are expected conscionable aft midnight connected Friday morning, with 65 councils counting votes overnight.

The remainder volition statesman counting connected Friday morning, with results coming successful passim the day, including for the 4 mayoral races.

The last effect is forecast to beryllium announced astir 20.00 BST connected Friday, though this could beryllium aboriginal depending connected factors specified arsenic recounts.

Elections are not taking spot successful London, Wales oregon Scotland.

Council elections successful Northern Ireland person been moved backmost to Thursday 18 May due to the fact that of the Coronation of King Charles III connected Saturday.

Most of the councils up for predetermination successful England are territory councils, liable for services including bin collections, parks, nationalist lodging and readying applications.

Other services successful these areas specified arsenic roads, schools, societal and attraction services are managed by region councils which are elected astatine a antithetic time.

The remainder of the councils being elected connected Thursday are a substance of metropolitan and unitary councils - azygous section authorities that woody with each section services.

The elections people the archetypal clip successful England that voters volition beryllium required to amusement ID to formed their ballot successful person.

Passports, driving licences, and older oregon disabled person's autobus passes are among the documents that volition beryllium accepted astatine polling stations.

Those without the close ID were encouraged to use for a caller escaped elector certificate, the deadline for which closed past week.

The BBC, similar different broadcasters, is not allowed to report details of campaigning oregon predetermination issues portion polls are open.

On polling day, the BBC does not study connected immoderate of the predetermination campaigns from 00:30 BST until polls adjacent astatine 22:00 BST connected TV, vigor oregon bbc.co.uk.

The BBC, however, is inactive capable to study connected different governmental events and stories which are not straight related to the elections.