Bring your own pencil: UK local elections set to go ahead ‘as planned’ in May

A bumper set of elections are due to be held across Great Britain May 6, including a number of contests postponed from 2020 because of the pandemic(David Mirzoeff/PA)

Local elections across the UK look set to go ahead in May – but voters will have to bring their own pencil to mark their ballot paper under new coronavirus safety rules.

There had been fears that the pandemic would lead to the polls being postponed again, but they are reportedly set to take place as planned.