Local elections 2024: When and where are they, and who can vote?
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Political parties on why you should vote for them in Barnsley’s upcoming local elections
There are 63 seats on Barnsley Council, and 32 seats are needed for a majority. Labour currently holds 48 seats, Lib Dems hold 10, Conservatives hold two, Independents hold two, and Reform UK has one. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council but lost three seats. In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. In Barnsley, there are 21 electoral wards, each represented by three councillors. Here, each party standing in the...
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Delivery of postal votes delayed in some Barnsley wards ahead of local elections
In an email seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, candidates were told that BMBC is ‘aware of some issues regarding the delivery of postal votes’, and bosses are working with Royal Mail to ensure they are delivered in time. Cudworth, Dearne North, Monk Bretton, Royston, Wombwell and Rockingham wards are mostly affected. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on May 2, the day of the election, or they will not be counted. Voters can drop off their vote at the ballot box at the Town Hall...
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How you can vote in advance of Denmark's EU elections
With several weeks still to go until the June 9th EU elections in Denmark, votes can be submitted from Monday after local authorities began accepting postal votes.