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        <description><![CDATA[Changes planned for York will not affect local house prices or school catchment areas, the authority's leader has said.]]></description>
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        <title>How shake-up looks set to change York council</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A planned shake-up of City of York Council has prompted mixed reactions.]]></description>
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        <title>Why there's no local elections in York next week</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Voters across the UK will go to the polls for local elections in England next week, but not in York.]]></description>
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        <title>RECAP– Labour wins crunch Heworth by-election in York</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Labour candidate Anna Perrett has won a crucial by-election for Heworth – meaning the Labour group holds onto power on City of York Council.]]></description>
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        <title>Reform UK wins majority of seats in first Town Council election</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Reform UK has won a majority of seats in Scarborough Town Council’s inaugural election with 11 out of 15 seats.]]></description>
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        <author>Anttoni James Numminen</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Voters in North and East Yorkshire will go to the polls today, to choose the representatives of newly formed town council's and mayoralties.]]></description>
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        <author>Harry.Booth@newsquest.co.uk | Harry Booth</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Voters visiting polling stations in York today (May 4) are being reminded they must bring accepted forms of photo identity (ID) with them to make sure they can cast their vote.]]></description>
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        <author>dylan.connell@newsquest.co.uk | Dylan Connell</author>
        

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        <title>When do polls close in today's local elections?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is the first-time new voter ID rules have applied to all of England]]></description>
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        <author>joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle</author>
        

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        <title>Boris Johnson slammed by Tory peers as key local election results decided</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dozens of Tory councillors lost their seats against a backdrop of the row about lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and the cost-of-living crisis]]></description>
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        <title>When polls open and close and what is being decided in local elections 2022</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Local elections are set to take place on Thursday, May 5 with polling stations being open across the UK.]]></description>
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        <author>katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier</author>
        

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        <title>How to register and where to vote for the Council Elections 2022</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Over 5,000 seats on councils across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be up for grabs on Thursday, May 5.]]></description>
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        <author>Carlo.Simone@newsquest.co.uk | Carlo Simone</author>
        

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        <title>New law to close loophole allowing sex offenders to serve as councillors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A loophole that fails to disqualify some sex offenders from standing as councillors will be closed via new legislation.]]></description>
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