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Elections 2012

The voting round for Thursday May 3 2012 includes:

  • Election for London Mayor
  • Polls for the London Assembly
  • Voting for 181 councils: 18 English unitary authorities – two full elections, 16 elected by thirds; 36 metropolitan districts – all thirds; 74 English non-metropolitan districts – four full, seven halves, 63 thirds; 32 Scottish councils – all full; 21 Welsh councils – all full
  • Referendums on whether to have elected mayors at Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield, Wakefield.
  • There are also due to be elections for 41 Police Commissioners in England and Wales on Thursday November 22 when polls are also expected for any cities who have voted “yes” to having an elected mayor. Coverage details for these will be available on this website later in the year.

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