It is less than a month until local elections get underway in England.<br /><br />More than 8,000 council seats across 230 local authorities are up for grabs, as well as votes to elect mayors in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough.<br /><br />Those who intend to vote in person will need to show a form of photo identification at their polling station, a new compulsory measure in England.<br /><br />Though not all forms of photo ID will be accepted - passports, driving licences, and blue badges are among valid forms - voters without correct ID can apply for a voter authority certificate by 25 April.
