There has been a lot of chatter about local elections in the national and local news recently.
That's because soon millions of people across the country will be heading to the polls to vote for who they want to represent them at their county, district and unitary authorities.
Residents in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset will be among them - but Bristolians will have to stay at home.
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That is because Bristol City Council is on a different voting cycle to the other three, even though all four local authorities work to a four-year voting pattern.
The last local council elections for South Gloucestershire and North Somerset took place in 2015, which is why residents will be heading to the polls on May 2.
The last Bristol City Council elections were in 2016, which means residents will have to wait another year before they can vote in a local election in May 2020.
Bristol will also vote for its directly elected city mayor – the post currently held by Labour’s Marvin Rees – next year.
Residents in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) will also vote for the next Police and Crime Commissioner – the post currently held by independent Sue Mountstevens – in 2020.
The next West of England Combined Authority (Weca) election - the post currently held by Conservative Metro Mayor Tim Bowles - will take place in 2021.
But for those Bristolians who feel like they are missing out never fear - we will now be having European elections at the end of May and it's anyone's guess when the next general election could be taking place.
