we asked bbc news for a response to that point, and they told us. it s fair to say not everyone is so concerned about the outcome of local elections, which often struggle to enthuse large parts of the electorate. those who are politically engaged were well served by bbc news, which ran through the night programmes on both television and radio, as well as extensive coverage through the day on friday. coverage through it was all too much, though, for dawn cannell. one way of trying to attract audiences to a topic like local elections is to go beyond those well worn shots of ballot papers being counted and use visual metaphors, pictures which can be linked to the subject in question through a deft script line. that was the approach used for a report from wales on friday s news at six. steeped in labour history, the south wales valleys relationship with the party has wavered in recent years. cheering ..but today, vows were renewed. voters who may have flirted with other parties