{"id":341456,"date":"2026-05-07T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/millions-head-to-polls-in-elections-across-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:06","slug":"millions-head-to-polls-in-elections-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/millions-head-to-polls-in-elections-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions head to polls in elections across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/m89P5TxFLvE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Millions head to polls in elections across the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m89P5TxFLvE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Millions of people across Scotland, Wales and England are voting in elections today.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>All seats in the Scottish and Welsh national parliaments are up for grabs. <\/p>\n<p>While in England, people are voting for around five thousand seats across 136 councils and for six mayors. <\/p>\n<p>Polling stations are open till 10pm, with ID required in England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of people across Scotland, Wales and England are voting in elections today. 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