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| Elections 2016 live: Test for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party as voters go to the polls across the UK - latest updates | |
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| Voters are going to the polls across the UK today to elect various layers of local and regional government. Here are the latest update: | Voters are going to the polls across the UK today to elect various layers of local and regional government. Here are the latest update: |
| Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
| The Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly, London Assembly, and Mayor of London are up for election, with around 16 million people eligible to vote in England alone. | The Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly, London Assembly, and Mayor of London are up for election, with around 16 million people eligible to vote in England alone. |
| Some local councils in England, and police and crimes commissioners across England and Wales will also be chosen today. | Some local councils in England, and police and crimes commissioners across England and Wales will also be chosen today. |
| Some results are due in overnight, while others will be counted on Friday. | Some results are due in overnight, while others will be counted on Friday. |
| In London, Labour’s Sadiq Khan has a significant lead over the Conservatives’ Zac Goldsmith – but there is still room for an upset. | In London, Labour’s Sadiq Khan has a significant lead over the Conservatives’ Zac Goldsmith – but there is still room for an upset. |
| North of the border in Scotland the Scottish National Party are set to win by a huge margin – but there is a bitter battle for second and third place between Labour and the Tories. | North of the border in Scotland the Scottish National Party are set to win by a huge margin – but there is a bitter battle for second and third place between Labour and the Tories. |
| In Wales, the question is whether Labour can hang on as a majority government or will have to bring other parties in. | In Wales, the question is whether Labour can hang on as a majority government or will have to bring other parties in. |
| In all, 2,700 seats will be contested in 124 English councils, and all police and crime commissioners in England will be decided. | In all, 2,700 seats will be contested in 124 English councils, and all police and crime commissioners in England will be decided. |
| Liverpool, Salford and Bristol see mayoral showdowns and Labour will also be defending Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside in two parliamentary by-elections. | Liverpool, Salford and Bristol see mayoral showdowns and Labour will also be defending Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside in two parliamentary by-elections. |