Local elections 2012
Voters across the UK are set take part in local council and mayoral elections.
Latest ITV News reports
An electrician's view on what sparked a Tory backlash
Analyst: 'Labour have exceeded expectations'
Political analyst Colin Rallings says Labour has exceeded expectations in the local elections, as the coalition parties suffer from "mid-term blues".
Miliband urges voters to get behind Livingstone
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the Party is "getting a good response on the doorstep" from voters as he urged people to get behind Ken Livingstone tomorrow.
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Labour 'facing ambitious target' in local elections
Professor Colin Rallings, ITV News election analyst
Clegg: Lib Dem local commitment a 'distinguishing factor'
Cameron: Elections 'about local issues' as families face tough times
SNP places Labour stronghold firmly in its sights
by Debi Edward: Scotland Correspondent
Labour has ruled in Glasgow for as long as most can remember. But many are predicting that stronghold could, very soon, come to an end.
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An electrician's view on what sparked a Tory backlash
Chris Ship speaks to an electrician who can sum up what might go wrong for David Cameron at the local elections.
Read the full storyBoris avoids tough questions on Tory troubles
In an interview with ITV News Boris Johnson appeared to avoid answering questions about his Party's recent troubles and his own popularity.
Read the full storyNick Clegg's hopes for local elections
Nick Clegg has signalled that he expects the Liberal Democrats to avoid another bloodbath in this week's local council elections.
The Deputy Prime Minister said he believed the mood in the country had changed since last year's elections when his party lost 800 councillors.
Brian Paddick: Mayoral vote 'not a referendum on national politics'
"The more people hear Ken and Boris, the less they like it," Liberal Democrat candidate for London mayor Brian Paddick says.
He insisted that the London mayoral election is "not a referendum on the national position."