⚠️ Read our Scottish Election … This bumper edition of elections across England, Wales and Scotland will see thousands of seats allocated. SCOTTISH voters will go to the polls today (May 6, 2021). There are 129 seats up for grabs in Holyrood. UK election results 2021: What time we’ll know who won in Scotland, Wales and England’s local elections There is a bumper crop of elections, as many were postponed from last … Scotland. Each local council is split into areas, called 'wards'. Local elections in Scotland on Thursday could be the most important in the nation's history. There are usually 3 or 4 Councillors elected in each ward. You must be aged 16 or over to vote in local council elections. Guest post by Adrian Beaumont. The outcome could renew pressure for another referendum to secure Scottish … Find your local councillors. From Scottish independence to London's mayor, why the UK's local elections matter. UK local, Scottish and Welsh elections live Live commentary on today’s UK elections, and a Westminster by-election in Labour-held Hartlepool, where a poll gave the Conservatives a 17-point lead. Local polling stations are opened at 7am and will close 10pm tonight. LIVE Scottish election 2021: Stirling voters await constituency results. This year’s election, while conducted under the constraints of coronavirus rules, is considered to be one of the most important since the Scottish Parliament opened in 1999. In England, 143 local councils - some 5,000 seats - are up for grabs. 2021 election results: May’s local, Scottish and Welsh polls Voters across the country have cast their ballots in local, Scottish and Welsh elections Fri 7 … In a huge set of local elections, it is results in Scotland that could have the most significant impact. When you vote in local council elections, you are voting for a Councillor. Here’s what the polls and bookies are predicting. Voters will go to the polls today, Thursday, May 6, to vote in the Scottish Parliament election. Sturgeon has made her key election pledge the future of Scotland in …