and carwynjones was first minister in wales. coronavirus wasn t a word many of us were familiar with. but many of the issues relevant to local elections remain the same, from care for the elderly to bin collections, road maintenance and access to libraries. so let s run through where votes are taking place. we ll start in northern ireland, where 90 mlas will be elected to the assembly. these are the results from 2017, the dup winning one more seat than sinn fein. now, recent polls have put sinn fein in the lead and if they win the most seats, they would get to nominate a first minister for the first time. in england, 1a6 councils are being contested. that includes all 32 london boroughs, plus most other big towns and cities. not many elections in rural areas, so labour are defending most seats. the liberal democrats are hoping to make gains this year. there are also a handful of mayoral elections. in 2018, labour and the conservatives were pretty
lives in small boats. people s willingness to risk their lives in small boats. thank you very much, lives in small boats. thank you very much. iain. lives in small boats. thank you very much, iain, thank lives in small boats. thank you very much, iain, thank you. in three days time, polls will open for elections across much of the uk. voters are struggling with a cost of living crisis, the impact of war in ukraine, and what to make of mps behaviour in westminster, but it ll be local issues that will take prominence. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young explains what elections are taking place, and where. may s elections will see votes taking place in each of the uk nations. it s been four or five years since most seats were contested and quite a lot has changed since then. the uk was still in the eu. theresa may was prime minister, jeremy corbyn was labour leader, arlene foster led the dup and carwynjones was first minister in wales. coronavirus wasn t a word many of us were