Local elections 2021: The key times when we may find out results in Liverpool and beyond
Vote counting will be spread over a number of days this year
18:36, 5 MAY 2021
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Vote counters wait for ballot boxes to arrive at Wavertree Tennis Centre in Liverpool during the 2019 General Election. This year s count will take place over a much longer period.
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As a city, Liverpool has had quite the year.
From becoming the epicentre of the devastating second wave of Covid-19, to holding the first city-wide mass testing operation for the virus, it has been a turbulent time.
Politically there have been plenty of headlines too, with an arrested mayor and council officers and an inspection report that has led to government commissioners being sent to oversee dysfunctional departments of the city council.
This week promises to be another that will live long in the memory as Liverpool goes to the polls for the most unpredictable city elections in more than a decade.
Local elections 2021: Election goes down to the wire in Liverpool s marginal wards
Labour are looking to hold off a surge from other parties
09:09, 2 MAY 2021
Greenbank ward in south Liverpool takes in Greenbank Park and parts of Ullet Road and Smithdown Road. Photo by Colin Lane.
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Tory hopeful wants to turn Liverpool blue and bountiful
The city is not traditionally fertile territory for the Conservatives but Katie Burgess wants to change that
05:00, 1 MAY 2021
Conservative mayoral candidate Katie Burgess has been making her pitch to voters ahead of the 2021 local elections. (Image: Katie Burgess)
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Call to halt all north docks developments over unexploded bomb fears
City councillor raises issue after bomb finds cause delays for Isle of Man terminal project
An aerial view of Liverpool s north docks
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A leading city councillor has called for all development and building work in Liverpool s North Docks to be paused until a full search for unexploded World War Two bombs is carried out.