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| Voters set to go to polls for European and council elections | Voters set to go to polls for European and council elections |
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| Millions of people will be casting a ballot later in the European election and local council polls in England and Northern Ireland. | Millions of people will be casting a ballot later in the European election and local council polls in England and Northern Ireland. |
| It is the final big test of public opinion before 2015's general election. | It is the final big test of public opinion before 2015's general election. |
| All 73 UK seats in the European Parliament - the EU's only directly elected body - are up for grabs, along with 4,216 seats on local councils, nearly half of them in London. | All 73 UK seats in the European Parliament - the EU's only directly elected body - are up for grabs, along with 4,216 seats on local councils, nearly half of them in London. |
| Polling stations will be open for voting between 0700 and 22:00 BST. | Polling stations will be open for voting between 0700 and 22:00 BST. |
| The last European elections took place in 2009. Voting will take place in the EU's other 27 member states over the next four days, with 751 MEPs in total being chosen. Thursday sees voting take place in the Netherlands. | |
| In England, a third of seats are being contested on dozens of district and unitary authorities and in the 36 Metropolitan Boroughs, including Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester, South and West Yorkshire, Merseyside and the West Midlands. | In England, a third of seats are being contested on dozens of district and unitary authorities and in the 36 Metropolitan Boroughs, including Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester, South and West Yorkshire, Merseyside and the West Midlands. |
| In London, every seat on all 32 London boroughs is up for election - the first time this has happened since the day of the 2010 general election. | In London, every seat on all 32 London boroughs is up for election - the first time this has happened since the day of the 2010 general election. |
| Voters will also choose mayors in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Watford. | Voters will also choose mayors in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Watford. |
| In Northern Ireland, voters will elect 462 representatives to 11 so-called "super districts" following a reorganisation that took place in 2012, reducing the number of councils from 26 previously. | In Northern Ireland, voters will elect 462 representatives to 11 so-called "super districts" following a reorganisation that took place in 2012, reducing the number of councils from 26 previously. |
| There are no local elections in either Scotland or Wales. | There are no local elections in either Scotland or Wales. |
| A band of rain will move northwards from south-eastern England during the course of the day, affecting most parts of the UK. There will also be spots of rain at other times and a moderate amount of sunshine. | A band of rain will move northwards from south-eastern England during the course of the day, affecting most parts of the UK. There will also be spots of rain at other times and a moderate amount of sunshine. |
| A severe wet weather warning is in place for the whole of Wales. | A severe wet weather warning is in place for the whole of Wales. |