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By Jen Bateman & Tim Dale
BBC News, Hull
image captionMarfleet ward in Hull had one of the lowest voter turnouts in England in 2019
Voters in England go to the polls on 6 May to elect councillors, mayors and police and crime commissioners.
But, for the people of Marfleet in Hull, will it just be a day like any other?
The ward had one of the lowest turnouts in England in 2019, with just 12.7% of eligible voters casting their ballot, according to the Electoral Commission.
Only the Charlton and Cribbs ward in South Gloucestershire had a lower turnout of 12.1%.
Pauline French is chair of the local residents association and has lived in Marfleet for more than 40 years.
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