What time local election results are expected for council and counts across England and UK

Voters will be heading to the polls in around 200 local authority areas across the UK today (Thursday, May 5). Every council seat in Scotland, Wales and London is up for grabs and there are polls across much of the rest of England too.

Counts will be taking place at different times in different places. Usually, the vote counting takes place overnight, but the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that some councils are now starting their counts the following day. It is up to returning officers in each voting area to determine the arrangements for counting votes and announcing results.

With so many different results coming in throughout the night and into the next day, you may be wondering when to expect the results for your area. The PA media agency has outlined when the results of all the counts taking place across the UK can be expected.

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All timings are based on the latest available information and are subject to change. Here's a breakdown for the whole of the UK, including all the local council contests in England, Scotland and Wales, and the mayoral elections in England.

Polls close at 10pm on Thursday across the UK. A total of 75 councils in England will start the counts straight away and continue through the night.

The first results of the night are expected shortly after midnight on Fridayand will likely come from Bolton, Halton in Lancashire or Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

From around 1am , results are expected for Tameside, Exeter, the Essex boroughs of Basildon and Brentwood and the Hampshire districts of Hart and Rushmoor. Results for Wigan, Tamworth, Worcester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and South Tyneside are likely to come at around 1.30am.

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