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2025 Local Elections Expected Declaration Times:
Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.
That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races are counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.
Data nerds! @commonslibrary has published General election 2024: results and analysis full briefing.
It has many interesting documents - an afternoon of Excel spreadsheets awaits …
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New feature! We've added another lookup to https://t.co/3lTTmyjL9E that tells you about the various elected people that represent you and your area.
Give it a go here: https://t.co/6UqmAd03xt
Read the blog: https://t.co/NMi8oC2JrC
MORE THAN 19.5 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS DID NOT VOTE IN #GE24
A turnout of just 60% means more people did not vote than voted for any one political party.
The BBC had a camera - a smartphone, of course - live-streaming pictures from every single election count.
Here is how it was done, in terms of kit. For the signal, it was a sim card bonding to wifi at the venue.
MORE THAN 19.5 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS DID NOT VOTE IN #GE24
A turnout of just 60% means more people did not vote than voted for any one political party.
🚨 Don't forget you need eligible photo ID when you head to the polls. 🚨
These are the main forms of ID that are accepted (plus others in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - see the link)
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📈 We've answered over 10.3 million postcode searches from the UK public since 22 May, giving precise and accurate information on constituencies, candidates and polling stations.
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📝 Did you know you can vote using either a pen or pencil?🖊️
Whilst pencils are typically provided at polling stations, you can bring your own pen if you wish.
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Only have an out of date ID?
As long as:
▶️ it still looks like you
▶️ the name on your ID is the same as the one you used to register to vote
your ID will still be accepted at the polling station.
Find out more: https://t.co/FlGDP2RcYj
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Did you know? 🤔💡
Greeters might be present outside your polling stations building to welcome voters and remind them about the voter ID requirement.
Greeters aren’t able to prevent anyone from entering a polling station.
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