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Elections 2012

The voting round for Thursday May 3 2012 includes:

Election for mayors at Liverpool, London and Salford
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, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield, Wakefield.
There is also a similar referendum at Doncaster to decide whether to keep the existing post of elected mayor.
There are also due to be elections for 41 Police Commissioners in England and Wales on Thursday November 15 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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