{"id":341280,"date":"2026-05-07T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-to-expect-as-voters-head-to-polls-for-may-elections-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:00:08","slug":"what-to-expect-as-voters-head-to-polls-for-may-elections-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-to-expect-as-voters-head-to-polls-for-may-elections-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect as voters head to polls for May elections | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ujuoM4AGrAQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What to expect as voters head to polls for May elections | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ujuoM4AGrAQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We count down to the Senedd, Holyrood and English local elections happening on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>With less than 24 hours to go until the polls open, the parties are making their final efforts to win over voters across the UK. <\/p>\n<p>Adam, Chris, Laura, Felicity and James put their heads together to give a rundown of what\u2019s dominated the campaign trails and how that might shape the next few days. <\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers. <\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#bbcnews #ukelection #starmer #reform <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n03:15 What&#8217;s on the table for the May elections?<br \/>\n09:15 What do Scottish voters want?<br \/>\n11:01 What do Welsh voters want?<br \/>\n15:33 Zack Polanski under scrutiny<br \/>\n18:45 Nigel Farage&#8217;s reputation in Scotland<br \/>\n23:39 How are things looking for the other party leaders?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We count down to the Senedd, Holyrood and English local elections happening on Thursday. With less than 24 hours to go until the polls open, the parties are making their final efforts to win over voters across the UK. 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