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Local elections: What's at stake - for voters and parties?

Wednesday 1 May 2024 22:34, UK

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The 2 May local elections will have more than 2,600 seats at stake across 107 English councils. Labour's Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham are among the 10 mayors up for re-election.

Those in Blackpool South will also be voting for their next MP after ex-Tory Scott Benton broke Commons lobbying rules, triggering a by-election.

With the Conservatives lagging behind Labour in the polls, the outcome will offer some insight on how voters in England and Wales feel ahead of the general election.

On the Paste BN Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss why the elections are so important for prime minister Rishi Sunak's future and where the key political backgrounds are.

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Editor: Paul Stanworth

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