What happens after I vote?
The staff at your local council will start to count up the votes after the ballot closes at 10pm on polling day.
Sometimes they have to count them twice if the results are close.
We’ll start to find out who’s won which council seats on Friday 6th May.
A political party or group will win control of a council if it wins the majority of council seats available. If no one wins an overall majority, different parties will need to negotiate what happens next.
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Register to vote by 14th April 2022. If you don’t register in time, you won’t get to vote in the local elections on 5th May, and you won’t have your say in the future of your community.
Head over to the Gov.uk website to register to vote today. It only takes five minutes!
