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| PM to launch local poll campaign | PM to launch local poll campaign |
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| Gordon Brown is to launch Labour's campaign for the May local elections and is expected to focus on community policing and improving public services. | Gordon Brown is to launch Labour's campaign for the May local elections and is expected to focus on community policing and improving public services. |
| More than 4,000 seats will be contested in England and Wales during the elections, along with London's mayoral contest and London assembly voting. | More than 4,000 seats will be contested in England and Wales during the elections, along with London's mayoral contest and London assembly voting. |
| The Tories, yet to officially launch their campaign, are ahead in the London mayoral race, opinion polls suggest. | |
| The seats being contested this year were last fought in 2004. | The seats being contested this year were last fought in 2004. |
| The prime minister will hope to win back some of the seats and councils lost by Labour. | The prime minister will hope to win back some of the seats and councils lost by Labour. |
| A key theme is expected to be community policing, with new details on Neighbourhood Policing Teams, to emphasise Labour's claim to be in touch with the concerns of voters. | A key theme is expected to be community policing, with new details on Neighbourhood Policing Teams, to emphasise Labour's claim to be in touch with the concerns of voters. |
| In London Ken Livingstone is seeking his third term as mayor, but faces challenges from Conservative Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick. |