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Related: About this forumLocal government and Mayoral elections on 2nd May
It's that time of year again, and this year we have local government elections, Mayoral elections (including London Mayor) and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Please let us know about what elections are on where you live this May, and what local issues are where you live.
This year I have another round of Sheffield City Council elections, with the ward where I live being a close fought contest as always. Big local issues being poor public transport and poorly maintained roads (the councils ongoing PFI contract with Amey for road maintenance being an ongoing sore point).
With the Mayor of South Yorkshire also taking on the tile of Police and Crime Commissioner we also have a Mayoral election, which I expect Labour's Oliver Coppard to win easily.
The main contest the media are focusing on is of course the London Mayoral election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections
LeftishBrit
(41,208 posts)Overwhelming Labour majority; expect this to continue, though may be reduced somewhat. No Tories at all on the Council.
Apart from the usual stuff about building, planning permission, etc., Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are controversial, and some people are making them an issue- even though that sort of thing is really up to the County Council, who are not up for election this year.
Unusually for a Council election, I haven't heard anything so far about wheelie bins!
T_i_B
(14,743 posts)And he's standing down this year.
Over the border in Rotherham a few Tories are up for re-election, although there appears to have been a split in the local party and a bunch of them are now standing as "Local Conservatives" against the actual Conservative Party!
T_i_B
(14,743 posts)I prefer voting early and I was the 2nd one in the Polling Station.
As far as Sheffield City Council goes, my ward is very marginal and it was a choice between a candidate I have a good working relationship with and a candidate who I honestly don't rate at all.
In the Mayoral election, I know two of the candidates. One of whom I'm not keen on at a personal level, the other I do have a high regard for. (Even if I don't agree with them on every issue!)
The Tory Mayoral candidate looked to be worse than usual for that lot, and as for the SDP candidate, my wife's reaction to reading their blurb in the booklet showcasing all the candidates was 'well I can tell he's a c**t right away"!