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Could the local elections reshape British politics?
Can Reform UK turn votes into seats - and from there into power? How far do the Tories have to fall? How unpopular is Labour now that it's in government? We find out on local election day on 1 May.
Next Thursday will see three types of elections A total of 23 councils are up for grabs - most in places we once called Tory shires, until last year's general election. This includes 14 county councils, all but two of which have been Conservative-controlled, as well as eight unitary authorities, all but one of which are Tory.
Then finally, there is Doncaster council, a Labour-held borough. Kemi Badenoch claims they could lose all the councils they are contesting, setting expectations as low as possible.
Then there are mayoral elections - four of them powerful metro mayors for the combined authorities, two of which are being elected for the first time. That's on top of two directly elected borough mayors.
Read more: Where are the local elections and how can you vote? Thirdly, there's a by-election triggered after the Labour MP Mike Amesbury resigned in March. He was found guilty of assault after being filmed repeatedly punching a man late at night.
For the council elections, this is what happened in 2021 when these councils were last up. The baseline we'll measure the results against.
Notice the Tories are defending so many, so they're the ones facing the biggest losses - "well into the hundreds.
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