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On 7 May, voters across Great Britain will participate in a range of elections. These include contests for seats in the Scottish and Welsh parliaments as well as various council and mayoral elections in certain regions of England. Voters are encouraged to check if elections are taking place in their local areas.
In Scotland, all 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament are being contested. The Scottish National Party (SNP), currently led by John Swinney, remains the largest party. During the previous election in 2021, the SNP came just one seat short of securing an overall majority. The parliament is elected through a mixed system: 73 members are chosen from constituencies using first-past-the-post voting, where the candidate with the most votes wins. Meanwhile, an additional 56 members are elected from eight regions, each of which selects seven MSPs through proportional representation. This year’s election also features boundary changes, resulting in alterations to some constituency names and borders.
The Welsh Parliament is undergoing significant changes as it expands from 60 to 96 seats and introduces a new electoral arrangement. Instead of the former constituencies and regional divisions, Wales will now be divided into 16 new constituencies. Each of these will elect six members using a proportional representation system. In the last election held in 2021, the Labour Party held half of the Welsh Parliament seats.
Meanwhile, England will see elections for more than 5,000 council seats across 136 authorities on 7 May. These elections cover a range of local government types, including district, metropolitan, unitary, and county councils. All London boroughs will also hold elections, with additional contests taking place in areas such as the West Midlands and the North West, as well as other parts of England. There are six county council elections scheduled—three in East Anglia and three in the South East. Labour is defending the most seats with over 2,500, followed by the Conservatives with more than 1,300, and the Liberal Democrats with just under 700. The majority of these seats were last contested in 2022, a time when Reform UK ran candidates in very few locations. Additionally, six council mayor positions will be decided, including five in London and one in Watford
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