level in overall national share in england. this is one of the best ways to measure how recent events have affected voters. in scotland, every local authority, 32 in total, is up for election. last time, the snp retained its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors. the conservatives, under ruth davidson then, displaced labour as the second largest party. it will be interesting to watch what happens to that conservative vote this time round. now, in wales, all 22 local authorities are being contested. in 2017, labour suffered losses, but still won the most seats and the most councils. the tories made gains, but were still behind plaid ncymru. also, these will be the first local elections in wales in which 16 and 17 year olds can vote. so that s where it s all happening. there s plenty more information about elections in your local area. bbc.co.uk/news is, as ever, the address you need.