{"id":238183,"date":"2025-04-25T21:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uk-local-elections-in-may-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T21:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:04:49","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uk-local-elections-in-may-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uk-local-elections-in-may-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about the UK local elections in May | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gzHiOTHCcdY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What you need to know about the UK local elections in May | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gzHiOTHCcdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May.  <\/p>\n<p>Adam and Chris are joined by friends of the podcast Matt Chorley and Professor Jane Green, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre at the University of Oxford, to discuss the upcoming local elections, and tips for interpreting the results. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May. 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