Voters head to polls across UK for 'Super Thursday' elections
Elections are taking place for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and for 124 councils in England.
Mayors will be elected in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford, with UK parliamentary by-elections held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside.
Police and crime commissioners are also being elected in England and Wales.Election day: Latest updatesHow the BBC reports polling dayGuide to May 2016 elections
Problems were reported in Barnet, North London, where the council apologised after some people were unable to vote on Thursday morning.
The Electoral Commission said some polling stations did not have the correct lists of
people's names.
people's names.
Later in the morning, the council said the correct registers had been delivered and those denied a vote should come back.Voters are heading to the polls in a series of elections across the UK on what has been dubbed "Super Thursday".
Elections are taking place for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and for 124 councils in England.
Mayors will be elected in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford, with UK parliamentary by-elections held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside.
Police and crime commissioners are also being elected in England and Wales.Election day: Latest updatesHow the BBC reports polling dayGuide to May 2016 elections
Problems were reported in Barnet, North London, where the council apologised after some people were unable to vote on Thursday morning.
The Electoral Commission said some polling stations did not have the correct lists of people's names.
Later in the morning, the council said the correct registers had been delivered and those denied a vote should come back.Polling stations across the length and breadth of the country opened at 07:00 BST, with voting allowed until 22:00 BST.
Thursday's polls are the single largest test of political opinion before the next general election, which is scheduled for 2020.Elections to the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh and the devolved assemblies in Cardiff and Belfast last took place in 2011.
The SNP has been in power in Scotland since 2007, while Labour has run the Welsh government since 1999.
There is a power-sharing arrangement in place in the Northern Ireland Executive. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been the two largest parties at Stormont since 2011.Election coverage on the BBC:Follow all the latest updates on the BBC's live pageWatch Election 2016 on BBC One,hosted by Huw Edwards, from 23:45 BST on ThursdayListen to Radio 4 and Radio 5Live's coverage from 00:30 BST on Friday, presented by James Naughtie and Anna FosterFriday 6 May00:30 First results from councils in England - around 80 results expected overnight01:30 First results from Scottish Parliament - results in all 129 seats expected overnight
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02:15 First results from Welsh Assembly - results in all 60 seats expected overnightResults of Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and Liverpool Mayoral contest also expected overnight11:30 First results from around 50 councils in England to declare on Friday15:00 First results of London Assembly elections17:00 First preference vote share information for elections to Northern Ireland Assembly1800 Result of first preference votes for Mayor of London (final result expected early evening)Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and SalfordMayoralcontest also expected on FridaySaturday 7 May14:00 Results from five remaining councils in England16:00 Result of Bristol Mayoral contestSunday 8 May16:00 Result of elections to Bristol Council (final council in England to declare)Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Wales and final result of elections to Northern Ireland Assembly also expected on Sunday
Voters head to polls across UK for 'Super Thursday' elections
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