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Local elections in the United Kingdom are due to be held on 6 May 2021 for English local councils, thirteen directly elected mayors in England,[1] and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.[2] There are also elections in the parliaments and assemblies of Scotland, Wales and London, the last in conjunction with the London mayoral election.

In March 2020 the government announced that the elections scheduled for 7 May 2020 would be delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They are now to be held at the same time as the elections previously scheduled for 2021.[3] Local elections in the United Kingdom are due to be held on 6 May 2021 for English local councils, thirteen directly elected mayors in England,[1] and 39