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Elections 2021 – when will we know the results?
Political leaders across the country have joined millions of Britons this morning by casting their votes on what prime minister Boris Johnson has described as a “very big day” for the UK.
Today’s elections are the biggest set of local and devolved contests in decades outside of a general election.
On what has been called “Super Thursday” by some, voters in Scotland and Wales will have their say on their national representatives in Holyrood and the Senedd respectively.
Meanwhile in England, there are a number of mayoral contests, including a ballot in London, where Sadiq Khan is seeking re-election for a second term.
There are also more than 140 councils running elections today and a potentially dramatic by-election in the north-east constituency of Hartlepool.
The results of these votes could have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom and the two major parties, Labour and the Conservatives.
Key images from the Press Association of the day so far
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Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 13:32
Footage of London mayor Sadiq Khan casting his vote earlier today can be found below:
Sadiq Khan casts vote in ‘Super Thursday’ local elections
Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 13:15
ICYMI: Which candidates are standing in my area?
As millions of Britons head to the polls today for this year’s local and devolved elections, our reporter Vincent Wood has put together a brief guide for how to know who is standing in your local area.
You can find the key information below:
Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 12:51
If you’re worried about the weather at your polling station today, count yourself lucky that you’re not voting in the village of Farr in northern Scotland:
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A group of Sisters from Carmelite Monastery in Dysart were among those who cast their ballots for the Scottish parliamentary election this morning:
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Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 12:01
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon met with voters at a Glasgow polling station this morning as she came out to show support for Roza Salih – an SNP candidate who could become the first former refugee to be elected to Holyrood.
You can footage from her visit below:
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon visits polling station for Scottish Parliament election
Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 11:35
London mayor Sadiq Khan has cast his ballot at St Albans Church in south London, where he was joined by his wife Saadiya and his dog Luna:
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Conrad Duncan6 May 2021 11:20
Local elections polling station set up in car boot ‘after church warden overslept’
A polling station was briefly run out of a car boot this morning after the church warden who was supposed to open the location apparently “overslept”.
One voter said about a dozen people cast their ballots in the car before the polling station at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies was properly set up.
Our Indy100 reporter, Emily Chudy, has the full story below:
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