Polling stations will open their doors on Thursday 7 May for the local elections – and it can all seem a bit complicated.
First of all, there are no elections in North Yorkshire this year.
Some parts of South and West Yorkshire have all-out elections and others have what is known as “thirds”.
Thirds elections are taking place in
In these cities, a third of the seats are up for election. There will be an election in every ward, but voters can only choose one candidate.
There are all-out elections in
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Barnsley
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Bradford
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Calderdale
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Kirklees
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Wakefield
This means every single seat is up for election and voters will choose three candidates in each ward.
In some of these areas, it is the first time in years there have been all-out elections.
The main parties will field dozens of candidates and expect to see independent hopefuls too, so be prepared for some long ballot papers.
