🗳️ Thousands of votes 🪑 462 seats 🙋 11 councils 📅 18 May Northern Ireland will choose new councillors for the first time in four years next month - here's everything you need to know.
A British citizen, an Irish or EU citizen or eligible Commonwealth citizenYou need photographic ID to vote, such as a passport or driving licence.The deadline to register to vote by post or proxy is 26 April. The deadline for those voting in person is 28 April.The big story of the 2019 local elections was the rise in support for the Alliance Party, which gained 21 seats across all councils to claim a total of 53.
It remained the fifth-largest party overall but closed the gap on the Social Democratic and Labour Party, which dropped by seven seats to 59. The Democratic Unionist Party won 122 seats - a drop of eight - to remain the largest party while Sinn Féin was second with 105, unchanged from the previous election.Smaller parties the Greens and People Before Profit both gained four seats each while the Traditional Unionist Voice dropped by seven to hold six overall.
Council elections are also often used by voters to give their opinion on the various political parties, even on issues which are not directly related to councils, so the results can often be a sign of things to come. For example Alliance's strong performance was followed by its success in European, Westminster and Stormont elections over the course of the following three years.Councils are responsible for a range of services, including:
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