Local elections will take place on May 5 this year - and votes will be cast in all four regions of the UK. More than a third of local authorities will be holding contests for new councillors, while some areas will also be electing regional mayors.
In Scotland and Wales, every local authority will be holding elections - that's 32 councils in Scotland and 22 in Wales. In England, there will be elections held in all 33 London boroughs, 34 metropolitan boroughs, 21 unitary authorities and 64 district councils.
Local councillors serve for a four-year term. Some councils elect all of their councillors at the same time every four years, while other councils elect just a portion of their councillors each time and hold elections more regularly. READ MORE: When is the deadline to register to vote and do you have to do it for every election?
Councillors are elected using the First Past the Post system in England and Wales, the same system used in general elections .
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