Voters will be heading to the polls today (Thursday, May 4) to decide who will run the three district councils which surround Bristol.
It will be the first chance in four years to choose who represents you on South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council. There are no local elections taking place in Bristol this year.
From planning decisions to potholes, bin collections to business rates, councillors influence the services you depend on day-to-day. For those of you voting in person polling stations across all three areas will be open from 7am to 10pm.
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To help you cast your vote on Thursday, we've got an interactive tool that will show you where the nearest polling station is to your home. You can use the widget below to figure out where you need to go to cast your vote today.
Anyone voting in today’s local elections in England is being reminded to take their photo ID with them. It is the first time that voters in England will be required to present photographic identification before casting their ballot, but only certain types will be accepted.
A passport, driving licence photocard, blue badge, Totum student discount card, and older person’s bus pass are all valid, as well as a voter authority certificate. All accepted forms of ID are listed here. The Electoral Commission has estimated that about 4 per cent of Britain’s population are unlikely to have a valid form of photo ID to vote – the equivalent of just over two million people.
More than 8,000 council seats in England are up for grabs on May 4 across 230 local authorities, ranging from small rural areas to some of the largest towns and cities.
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