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Estel Farell Roig

Bristol elections: Who are my local candidates and where is the nearest polling station?

As the local elections approach, many of us will be wondering 'who are my election candidates and where is my nearest polling station?'.

Local and mayoral elections were due to take place last May, but they were postponed at the beginning of the covid crisis last March because of the threat posed by the virus.

On Thursday, May 6, voters will get to choose the individual who will run the city for the next three years in Bristol's third ever election for city mayor.

On the same day, the city will also decide what the make-up of the council chamber will look like as the 34 wards across Bristol head to the polls to elect the city's 70 councillors.

The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and the Combined Authority Mayor for the West of England (WECA) elections are also on the same day - meaning people across the Bristol region will be voting in up to four elections on May 6.

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At Bristol Live, we have a handy tool anyone can use to find out where to go on the election day.

We are working in partnership with InYourArea and Democracy Club who provide candidate information and polling station information for all elections.

Two widgets have been made which will list your candidates and polling stations near you when you type in your postcode.

The local election candidates:

Candidates will appear as and when confirmed and uploaded by Democracy Club. Candidates appear in alphabetical order.

The second widget shows the local polling station information (if already known) and also postal voting information.

The polling stations will be updated as councils update them - we expect there may be some changes this year due to Covid.

Both of these widgets take you through to IYA where you can explore more local elections information. More information will be added there as we get closer to the local elections.

Your nearest polling station:

Because of coronavirus, things will be slightly different to what we are used to. Bristol City Council has already released some information about covid-safety measures at polling stations and you can find out more here.

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