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Voters are electing mayors for ten combined authorities as well as 107 local authority councillors. Use our postcode tool to see if there is a contested seat near you

Good results for Labour will be tangible evidence that the party is on course for power at Westminster
Good results for Labour will be tangible evidence that the party is on course for power at Westminster
The Times

Polls have opened with voters choosing the mayors of ten combined authorities — including London, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester — as well as electing thousands of councillors spread across 107 local authorities.

Labour are the favourites to win a parliamentary by-election in Blackpool South after Scott Benton, a Conservative MP, resigned over a lobbying scandal.

There are also 37 elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales.

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England has ten “combined authorities”, each with an elected mayor. The first combined authority, London, was set up in 2000. The incumbent, Sadiq Khan, is seeking a third term in office having been first elected in 2016.

He has had a