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Politics

Local elections 2012 - in pictures

Local elections: Labour supporters celebrate another gain from the Liberal Democrats
Labour supporters celebrate another gain from the Liberal Democrats in Sheffield Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/Guzelian
Local elections: Disconsolate Liberal Democrat supporters at Sheffield local election count
Disconsolate Liberal Democrat supporters at the Sheffield local election count Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/Guzelian
Local elections: Gordon Matheson celebrates with supporters as results are read out, Glasgow
The Scottish Labour party leader of Glasgow city council, Gordon Matheson, celebrates with supporters as results are read out Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Lcoal elections: Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is congratulated by supporters Birmingham
Labour leader, Ed Miliband, is congratulated by supporters in Birmingham after his party made big gains Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
Cameron: David Cameron at the party's headquarters after polls closed
David Cameron and Conservative co-chair Lady Warsi (left) speak with workers at the party's headquarters in London after polls closed in local elections Photograph: Reuters
Local elections: Professor Pongoo aka Mike Ferrigan who has won more votes than the Libdems
Professor Pongoo aka Mike Ferrigan who has won more votes than the Liberal Democrats in the local elections in Pentland Hills ward, Edinburgh Photograph: Ali Tibbitt/ STV
Local elections: A Boris Johnson supporter talks on the phone at an election vote
A Boris Johnson supporter talks on the phone at a vote counting centre at Alexandra Palace Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Lcoal elections: Counting staff at Olympia in London prepare to count the votes
Staff at Olympia in London prepare to count the votes Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Local elections: An official prepares ballots for counting
An official prepares ballots for counting Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Lcoal elections: Counting staff at Olympia in London prepare to count the votes=
Staff at Olympia in London prepare to start the count Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Lcoal elections: Counting staff at Olympia in London prepare to count the votes
The count at Olympia in London Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Lcoal elections: George Galloway with supporters at the party's Bradford HQ
Respect party leader, George Galloway, with supporters at the party's Bradford HQ after they won five seats on the Bradford council Photograph: Dave Higgens/PA
Local elections: Candidates watch as votes are counted at the Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
Candidates watch as votes are counted at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA
Local elections: Volunteers dash in with the first Ballot Boxes as the count in Sunderland
A volunteer dashes in with the first ballot boxes for the count in Sunderland Photograph: Craig Connor/North News & Pictures Ltd
Local elections: Counting of votes gets underway at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Bradford
Counting of votes gets under way at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA
Local elections: Counting of votes gets underway in Bradford
Votes are emptied from a ballot box in Bradford Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA
Local elections: Counting of votes gets underway at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Bradford
Scrutineers watch votes being counted at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA
Local elections: Boris Johnson and wife Marina Wheeler after casting his vote in Islington
The London mayor, Boris Johnson, talks to the media outside a polling station with his wife, Marina Wheeler, after casting his vote in Islington Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Local elections: Ken Livingstone after casting his vote at Mora Primary School
Labour's London mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, leaves with his wife, Emma Beal, children and dog, Coco, after casting his vote at Mora primary school Photograph: Rosie Hallam/Getty Images
Local elections: Prime Minister David Cameron Casts His Vote In The London Mayoral Elections
The prime minister, David Cameron, and his wife, Samantha, leave a polling station at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Local elections: Nick Clegg leaves Park Hill community centre after voting
The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, leaves Park Hill community centre after voting in his constituency in Stannington, Sheffield Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Local elections: Labour leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine at polling station
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, and his wife, Justine, arrive at their local polling station Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Local elections: George Gallowy MP campaigning on the Respect double decker
George Gallowy MP campaigns on the Respect party's double decker bus in Little Horton ward Photograph: Christopher Thomond
Local elections: Humza Yousaf SNP MSP gets the vote out at Corkerhill, Glasgow
Humza Yousaf, a member of the Scottish parliament for the Scottish National party, gets the vote out at Corkerhill in Glasgow Photograph: Murdo MacLeod
Local election update: Dog waits for owner to vote in Scottish elections
Glen the terrier yawns as his owners go to vote at the local polling station at Pencaitland, Scotland
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod
Local election: Boris Johnson talks to a commuter on an escalator after voting
Boris Johnson talks to a commuter on an escalator on the London Underground after casting his vote in the local elections Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Local election: Nicola Sturgeon casts her vote in Glasgow
Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the Scottish National party, casts her vote at Broomhouse Halls polling station in Glasgow Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Local election: A voter leaves Berryknowe Resource Centre polling station in Glasgow
A voter leaves Berryknowe Resource Centre polling station in Glasgow Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Local election: A young couple kiss before entering a polling station north London
A young couple kiss before entering a polling station in north London Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Local election: An electoral staff member covers a polling station sign, Derby
An electoral staff member protects a polling station sign from the rain at Haven Christian Centre in Derby Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
Local election: Voters arrive at St Paul's Church polling station in Birmingham
Voters arrive at St Paul's church polling station in Birmingham Photograph: David Jones/PA
Local election: Voters leave a polling station at Littleover, Derby
Voters leave a polling station at Grange Hall community centre in Littleover, Derby Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
Local election update: Green Party and Labour Party volunteers wait for voters
Green party volunteer Caroline Russell and Labour party volunteer Asha Abdi wait for voters outside St Thomas' church hall in Highbury, north London Photograph: Rosie Hallam/Getty Images
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