Voters will return to the polls in a few weeks' time in the local elections.
They're taking place on Thursday, May 6 after being postponed last year due to coronavirus.
As the pandemic still persists, there will be a number of changes in place at polling stations to ensure they are 'Covid-secure'.
But when was the last time they took place?
Local council elections enable people to have a say on who they would like to see in charge of their local public services and how they are run.
This includes things such as schools, libraries, and bin collections.
Councillors are elected in four-year terms by the local community and are usually held on the first Thursday in May.
However unlike MPs being voted into the House of Commons in a general election, local councils are sometimes not all elected at once.
They can elect all councillors every four years, elect half every two years, or elect one third every year for three years and hold no elections in the fourth year.
In Greater Manchester, local council elections are held across the region three years in every four. The region's 10 metropolitan boroughs are split into a number of wards, each represented by three councillors.
The last local election took place on May 2, 2019, as the elections in 2020 were called off amid coronavirus.
This year is the third consecutive year of local elections in the region, meaning there won't be one next year.
In order to vote in a local election, you must be registered to vote, must be at least 18-years-old on the day of the election, be a British, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizen.
