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We are now just days away from local elections across the UK, with millions across England, Scotland and Wales set to cast their votes on May 7.

There will be votes for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, as well as for councils and mayors in some parts of England.

Reform UK and the Green Party are predicted by YouGov to make major gains, with Labour floundering across the board.

Sir Keir Starmer could find himself under pressure to resign if Labour suffers the expected drubbing at Thursday’s local elections (Jack Taylor/PA)PA Wire

Candidates have been announced for all elections, and the deadline to register to vote has passed.

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, and voters in England and Wales will need ID to cast their vote.

You can use the tool here to see if there is an election in your area:

You can find your election and who you can vote for here, while a further overview of what elections are being held is below.

England

More than 5,000 councillors across 136 councils will be elected in England, standing for district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.

That includes 1,817 council seats across London’s 32 boroughs - plus Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets will be voting for their mayor.

Labour is currently in control of 21 of London’s boroughs, but polling in the run up to the elections suggests that they will lose a number of seats.

There will also be elections across the country, including six county council elections, three in East Anglia and three in the South East.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the party’s education spokesperson Suella Braverman during a walkabout in Waterlooville, HampshirePA

Labour are defending more than 2,500 seats, but the latest projections indicate they could lose between more than half of them.

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Most of the seats being voted on were last contested in 2022, when Reform stood in very few areas - and they are now projected to gain over 1,000 seats and more than doubling their current number of councillors.

The Greens are also forecast to enjoy good results, with some projections seeing them gain 555 from a base of 141.

Scotland

All 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament are up for election on Thursday.

There are 73 constituencies, with each electing one MSP in a first-past-the-post voting system.

Scottish First Minister John Swinney campaigns In Fort WilliamGetty

The other 56 MSPs are elected to represent one of eight regions, each region electing seven members using a form of proportional representation.

In the 2021 election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) fell one seat short of a majority - but projections see them on track to secure one this time around, under leader John Swinney.

Wales

The Welsh Parliament is expanding from 60 to 96 seats, with a new electoral system being introduced.

The old constituencies and regions are being replaced with 16 new constituencies, each electing six members using a system of proportional representation.

Leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth speaking in Pontypridd, ahead of the Senedd election on May 7PA

Labour held half of the seats after the last election in 2021, but seem on course to slip into third place behind Plaid Cymru and Reform this year.

It would be the first time the Senedd would be controlled by a party other than Labour in its entire 26-year existence.