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| Local elections: Polls open in England and Anglesey | |
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| Polling stations across England have opened for council elections and a parliamentary by-election in South Shields. | |
| Elections are being held in 27 English county councils and seven unitary authorities, last contested in 2009, as well as in Anglesey in Wales. | Elections are being held in 27 English county councils and seven unitary authorities, last contested in 2009, as well as in Anglesey in Wales. |
| Labour are defending the South Shields seat in a contest caused by the resignation of David Miliband in March. | Labour are defending the South Shields seat in a contest caused by the resignation of David Miliband in March. |
| Mayoral contests are also being held in Doncaster and North Tyneside. | Mayoral contests are also being held in Doncaster and North Tyneside. |
| Polls for all the contests opened at 07:00 BST, and closing at 22:00 BST. | |
| More than 2,300 seats are up for grabs in county council and unitary authority elections across the length and breadth of England, including Derbyshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Essex, Surrey, Leicestershire, Kent, Durham, Bristol and Cornwall. | More than 2,300 seats are up for grabs in county council and unitary authority elections across the length and breadth of England, including Derbyshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Essex, Surrey, Leicestershire, Kent, Durham, Bristol and Cornwall. |
| No elections are taking place in London, Scotland or Northern Ireland. | No elections are taking place in London, Scotland or Northern Ireland. |