Polls are to open for the local elections across the country, with the added extra of a by-election on the same day.
Over 2,600 council seats are up for grabs across 107 councils in England, along with 10 mayoralties in major cities and combined authorities, and 25 London Assembly seats.
A total of 37 police and crime commissioners will also be decided at ballot boxes in England and Wales.
And a new MP will be chosen for the seat of Blackpool South in a by-election.
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Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm tonight, and as long as you are in the queue before closing time, you can have your say.
Voters need to bring along a form of photo ID after a change in the law last year – there are 22 types that fit the bill.
And to vote you must be 18 or over, be either a British, Irish or EU citizen, or from an eligible Commonwealth nation, and be registered.
The first of the counts will begin after voting closes tonight and Sky News will bring you all the updates as they happen from across the country.
Further counts will take place over the weekend, with the last results expected on Saturday night.
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John Swinney is expected to declare his bid to become the new leader of the SNP later today, Sky News understands.
It comes after Humza Yousaf announced he was standing down as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister following his decision last week to cut power-sharing ties with the Scottish Greens – a move which saw his leadership collapse.
Mr Swinney previously served as SNP leader between 2000 and 2004; later becoming Nicola Sturgeon’s number two from 2014 to 2023.
He is considered a front-runner for the top job once again, having garnered support from senior figures within his party, including from the SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn.
The Perthshire North MSP is expected to make a statement in Edinburgh on Thursday morning.
However, he could face competition from the party’s former finance minister Kate Forbes, who narrowly lost out to Mr Yousaf in last year’s leadership election.
Kate Forbes. Pic: PA
Though the Skye, Lochaber, and Badenoch MSP has not confirmed her intention to enter the leadership contest, she has so far refused to rule herself out of the race.
“I am still considering all the options, but I also know that there is a lot of support for me across the country and across the party, and last year proved that,” she told Sky News on Tuesday.
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It comes after the outgoing first minister, Mr Yousaf, was forced to resign following the breakdown of the Bute House Agreement.
Within hours of the power-sharing deal coming to an end, Mr Yousaf faced the threat of a no confidence vote in himself, and later from one in the Scottish government.
Humza Yousaf speaking to Sky News
Mr Yousaf stepped down as Scotland’s first minister just after midday on Monday, saying he was “not willing to treat my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power”.
He said he would remain in post until a replacement first minister was chosen.
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