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UK voters heading to council and mayoral polls
Source: BBC
Voters are going to the polls for local elections in England, Wales and Scotland - and to elect mayors in London, Liverpool and Salford.
More than 4,700 seats are up for grabs on 128 English councils, most of which were last contested in 2008.
Every seat on Scotland's 32 unitary authorities is up for election and the make-up of 21 unitary authorities in Wales will also be decided.
Referendums on whether to elect a mayor are being held in 10 English cities.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17927125
Main one to look for here is the London mayoral contest between Boris Johnson & Ken Livingstone. Also of note is the whole question of whether the public will go for the idea of elected mayors elsewhere in the UK.
