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When are the 2024 local and mayoral elections in England and Wales?

Source: PA Archive

In just over a month on Thursday May 2 , voters across England and Wales will head to the polls to choose new councillors, mayors and police commissioners, including the mayor of London.

Nominations have closed for the London mayor race, so we have a pretty good idea of the candidates who are going up against incumbent Sadiq Khan.

It is likely to be the last big electoral test for all the political parties before the general election, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has indicated will be in the second half of the year.

Conservative party chairman Richard Holden has already warned that May 2 could prove to be “much tougher” for Tories than previous election rounds. 

Labour leader , saying “time is up” for the Tories and voters. 

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