
Local elections polls close in 'first test of public opinion since partygate'
In the Midlands, 19 councils have been holding elections - the majority are currently in Conservative hands.
In the Midlands, 19 councils have been holding elections - the majority are currently in Conservative hands.
More than 500 councillors are due to be elected to councils in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk on Thursday 6 May.
With elections suspended for over a year because of Covid the largest and most complex set of local votes are due to take place on Thursday 6 May.