This week voters across England will head to the polls for a series of local elections.<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 (such as passports, driving licenses or blue badges) at their polling station, a new compulsory measure in England.<br /><br />The deadline to register for the 4 May elections has now passed, although people can still sign up for future elections now if they wish.
