BBC News
By Nick Eardley
Across the UK, millions of people will vote on 6 May in local and national elections.
But what each of us is voting for will be different based on where we live.
BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth has written about the choices facing voters in England - many of whom will be choosing local councils or metro mayors in a few weeks.
In Scotland, voters will be choosing a new Scottish Parliament.
It controls significant areas of Scottish life; lockdown decisions, how much income tax people pay and much more.
The election is also likely to be dominated by the issue which has been a key dividing line in Scottish politics for the last few years - independence.