Digby the dog waits at a polling station in Baildon
BRADFORD residents will today go to the polls for the first time since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. And the virus will cast its shadow over the election process - with increased safety measures and a delayed vote count. Residents in the Bradford District will have the chance to have their say on who represents them at Local Council elections, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election and in some areas, Town Council elections and Neighbourhood Plan referendums. The polling stations may look different this year to make them safe places to vote.
File photo dated 06/05/10 of a voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box at a polling station, as each general election could become a nation holiday that has been endorsed by MPs as part of a package of reforms to boost turnout. PRESS ASSOCIATION Ph MEASURES are being put in place to ensure that May’s local government elections can take place safely. The elections on May 6 will be the first since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic after last May’s elections were cancelled. Bradford residents will have the chance to have their say on who represents them at Council elections and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election.