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| Counting under way in 'Super Thursday' elections | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Polls have closed across the UK in elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies and more than 120 councils in England. | Polls have closed across the UK in elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies and more than 120 councils in England. |
| There are also mayoral contests in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford. | There are also mayoral contests in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford. |
| For Labour, it is the first big test of public opinion since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. | For Labour, it is the first big test of public opinion since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. |
| Results are due in overnight from Wales and Scotland, some English councils and Liverpool's mayor but the London mayor result is due on Friday evening. | Results are due in overnight from Wales and Scotland, some English councils and Liverpool's mayor but the London mayor result is due on Friday evening. |
| UK Parliamentary by-elections are also being held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside while police and crime commissioners are also being elected in England and Wales. | UK Parliamentary by-elections are also being held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside while police and crime commissioners are also being elected in England and Wales. |
| Problems were reported in Barnet, North London, where the council apologised after some people were unable to vote on Thursday morning. | Problems were reported in Barnet, North London, where the council apologised after some people were unable to vote on Thursday morning. |
| Analysis | |
| By BBC Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar | |
| The English local council seats up for grabs were won at the height of Labour's popularity under Ed Miliband - though that's not saying a great deal. Now, losses look inevitable, and a pantheon of psephologists predict 150, 190, more? | |
| Mr Corbyn's Labour enemies have set the bar for respectability impossibly high. | |
| Four hundred gains are the minimum to show progress, according to the likes of defeated leadership contender Liz Kendal, and given the fact Labour's trailing the Conservatives in the national polls, she might as well have demanded 400,000. | |
| If Labour comes third in Scotland - though that's not thought very likely - or loses in London - something almost no-one expects to happen, the hair-rending and teeth-gnashing will be so frenzied as to leave the entire Labour Party, Corbynistas and anti-Corbynistas alike, bald and toothless. | |
| As it is, we can expect a cacophonous set of rival choruses. Those loyal to the leader blaming the disloyalty of dissident MPs for vote-sapping disunity. And those who want the leader gone blaming him; demanding a change of direction and some a change of leader. | |
| Read John's full analysis | |
| Meanwhile, Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham is considering standing to become mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017, it has emerged. | |
| A spokesman for the defeated Labour leadership contender said "approaches" had been made to Mr Burnham about the role. | |
| "It is early days and no decision has been taken. Whatever the decision, he will continue to serve the leader of the party and stay in the shadow cabinet." | |
| Thursday's polls are the single largest test of political opinion before the next general election, which is scheduled for 2020. | Thursday's polls are the single largest test of political opinion before the next general election, which is scheduled for 2020. |
| Elections to the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh and the devolved assemblies in Cardiff and Belfast last took place in 2011. | Elections to the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh and the devolved assemblies in Cardiff and Belfast last took place in 2011. |
| The SNP has been in power in Scotland since 2007, while Labour has run the Welsh government since 1999. | The SNP has been in power in Scotland since 2007, while Labour has run the Welsh government since 1999. |
| There is a power-sharing arrangement in place in the Northern Ireland Executive. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been the two largest parties at Stormont since 2011. | There is a power-sharing arrangement in place in the Northern Ireland Executive. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been the two largest parties at Stormont since 2011. |
| In total, 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - are up for grabs. The majority of the seats were last contested in 2012. | In total, 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - are up for grabs. The majority of the seats were last contested in 2012. |
| In London, the Greater London Assembly will be elected, as will a successor to the capital's mayor Boris Johnson, who has run City Hall since 2008. | In London, the Greater London Assembly will be elected, as will a successor to the capital's mayor Boris Johnson, who has run City Hall since 2008. |
| Opinion polls put Labour candidate Sadiq Khan ahead of Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith after a fractious contest. | Opinion polls put Labour candidate Sadiq Khan ahead of Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith after a fractious contest. |
| Mayoral contests will also be held in Bristol, Liverpool and Salford. | Mayoral contests will also be held in Bristol, Liverpool and Salford. |
| New MPs for the constituencies of Ogmore, in Bridgend County, and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough - both safe Labour seats - will also be chosen. | New MPs for the constituencies of Ogmore, in Bridgend County, and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough - both safe Labour seats - will also be chosen. |
| The Ogmore by-election was triggered by former Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies's decision to stand for the Welsh Assembly. The Sheffield contest was caused by the death of sitting Labour MP Harry Harpham. | The Ogmore by-election was triggered by former Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies's decision to stand for the Welsh Assembly. The Sheffield contest was caused by the death of sitting Labour MP Harry Harpham. |
| Voters in 40 police force areas in England and Wales, excluding London and Greater Manchester, will also elect a police and crime commissioner. The inaugural elections for the positions were held in 2012. | Voters in 40 police force areas in England and Wales, excluding London and Greater Manchester, will also elect a police and crime commissioner. The inaugural elections for the positions were held in 2012. |
| What to expect when (all timings are estimates) | What to expect when (all timings are estimates) |
| Friday 6 May | Friday 6 May |
| 00:30 First results from councils in England - around 80 results expected overnight | 00:30 First results from councils in England - around 80 results expected overnight |
| 01:30 First results from Scottish Parliament - results in all 129 seats expected overnight | 01:30 First results from Scottish Parliament - results in all 129 seats expected overnight |
| 02:15 First results from Welsh Assembly - results in all 60 seats expected overnight | 02:15 First results from Welsh Assembly - results in all 60 seats expected overnight |
| Results of Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and Liverpool Mayoral contest also expected overnight | Results of Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and Liverpool Mayoral contest also expected overnight |
| 11:30 First results from around 50 councils in England to declare on Friday | 11:30 First results from around 50 councils in England to declare on Friday |
| 15:00 First results of London Assembly elections | 15:00 First results of London Assembly elections |
| 17:00 First preference vote share information for elections to Northern Ireland Assembly | 17:00 First preference vote share information for elections to Northern Ireland Assembly |
| 1800 Result of first preference votes for Mayor of London (final result expected early evening) | 1800 Result of first preference votes for Mayor of London (final result expected early evening) |
| Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Salford Mayoral contest also expected on Friday | Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Salford Mayoral contest also expected on Friday |
| Saturday 7 May | Saturday 7 May |
| 14:00 Results from five remaining councils in England | 14:00 Results from five remaining councils in England |
| 16:00 Result of Bristol Mayoral contest | 16:00 Result of Bristol Mayoral contest |
| Result of elections to Northern Ireland Assembly expected | Result of elections to Northern Ireland Assembly expected |
| Sunday 8 May | Sunday 8 May |
| 16:00 Result of elections to Bristol Council (final council in England to declare) | 16:00 Result of elections to Bristol Council (final council in England to declare) |
| Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Wales | Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Wales |