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What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

vote in person in Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru elections, nor for council elections in Scotland and Wales. When the photo ID rules were expanded to cover the rest of the UK in May

Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a ‘desperate lie’

UK votes in the event the SNP won the Holyrood elections on 7 May but fell

Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform

vote Reform in the Holyrood election on 7 May. He also told [the Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/quite-reasonable-farage-open-to-future-independence-referendum-as-he-says-snp-voters-will-turn-to-reform-6576820) that while he believed in the UK

Greens ‘have welcomed’ people expelled by Labour for antisemitism, Steve Reed claims

elections on 7 May, Steve Reed also accused [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage) of being more interested in talking to Donald Trump then representing his Clacton constituency. Speaking to the Guardian

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

may already have voted - postal votes have been arriving with people and been posted back for some time now. Or perhaps you are in Northern Ireland or the parts of England without elections this year

Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections

elections John Swinney will call a vote seeking independence powers on the first day of the next Scottish parliament even if he fails to win an overall majority, his aides have said. The Scottish National

‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage

elections on 7 May. The 2021 census found British Asians made up almost half the population in the north-west London borough, which has been seen as a Conservative stronghold in recent years. A YouGov

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

UK, the Greens and the [Liberal Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats). The elections cover the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and 136 local councils in England, where 5,014 seats are being contested, including every

Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

UK politics live Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party politics, with a healthy number of independent candidates giving city voters a sixth option. Reform UK is feeling confident

Lib Dems push for ban on MPs taking money from X, citing Maga threat

elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and English councils on 7 May. Polling shows Trump is increasingly unpopular with the UK public, particularly after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, which has developed into

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

May elections – and that an “impressive” candidate was lined up to replace him as Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor. It is understood this candidate is not a sitting MP but is believed to have

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

elections on 7 May that could end Keir Starmer’s premiership. After a fortnight that left [Starmer fighting for his political future](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/28/starmer-buys-some-time-mandelson-election) over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador

Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation

UK that had some of the highest votes for Brexit. Victory here would also lay the ground for a possible general election cull of Essex Tory frontbenchers including Priti Patel, James Cleverly, Alex Burghart

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

elections. On the Today programme this morning **Alex Burghart**, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, dismissed this claim, saying: “There aren’t any political games going on here.” He is lucky MPs can’t get referred

Scottish election 2026: Who should I vote for? Compare party policies

election 2026: Who should I vote for? Compare party policies All 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament are up for grabs when Scotland goes to the polls on 7 May - have you decided which party

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

votes on the last full day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Voters in Scotland and Wales will choose who should run their national governments, while seats on dozens of councils

Swinney predicts SNP majority at Holyrood election

May election, Swinney told Kuenssberg: "I think we will get a majority." He added: "I'm confident to predict it and that's what I'm focused on achieving." The Holyrood voting system

UK Tory MP who defected to Reform advises One Nation in Australian byelection campaign

UK confirmed Hunt was a member but said he “does not represent or speak for the party in any official capacity”. The 9 May byelection in the regional NSW seat of Farrer will

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

may be the only party able to form a government after the election, because while Reform could win the most seats, the Welsh nationalists and Labour have ruled out going into coalition with Farage