{"id":152077,"date":"2024-04-28T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/local-elections-every-dorset-council-seat-is-up-for-grabs\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T21:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:00:03","slug":"local-elections-every-dorset-council-seat-is-up-for-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/local-elections-every-dorset-council-seat-is-up-for-grabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Local elections: every Dorset council seat is up for grabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/w6ADAzYFLP8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Local elections: every Dorset council seat is up for grabs\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w6ADAzYFLP8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Millions of voters will get their last chance on Thursday to cast a ballot before the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Around 2,600 councillors will be elected in 107 local authorities across England. Labour are expected to make gains \u2013 and some polls predict that the Conservatives could lose around half the seats they are defending.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be elections for 10 metro mayors &#8211; mostly in the Midlands or north of England<\/p>\n<p>And in addition, across all of Wales and almost all of England, police and crime commissioners are up for re-election on the 2nd of May.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been to Dorset, where all county council seats are being contested, and the Lib Dems are hoping to take control from the Conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the council elections in Dorset, and across England, follow these links:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/w\/parish-and-town-councils-within-the-dorset-council-area-elections-on-2-may-2024<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.electoralcommission.org.uk\/i-am-a\/voter\/your-election-information <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of voters will get their last chance on Thursday to cast a ballot before the general election. Around 2,600 councillors will be elected in 107 local authorities across England. Labour are expected to make gains \u2013 and some polls predict that the Conservatives could lose around half the seats they are defending. 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