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🗳 2025 local elections 🗳

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See the full list of SoPNs

470 areas have been entered

459 areas have been double-checked

Out of 1,505 areas in total 471 areas have SoPNs imported.

The full list of SoPNs for the 2025 local elections can be found here

By region


North East (England): 122 ballots

2 entered

2 double-checked

Out of 122 areas in total 2 areas have SoPNs imported.


North West (England): 90 ballots

4 entered

4 double-checked

Out of 90 areas in total 4 areas have SoPNs imported.


Yorkshire and The Humber: 23 ballots

2 entered

2 double-checked

Out of 23 areas in total 2 areas have SoPNs imported.


East Midlands (England): 322 ballots

229 entered

221 double-checked

Out of 322 areas in total 230 areas have SoPNs imported.


West Midlands (England): 252 ballots

55 entered

54 double-checked

Out of 252 areas in total 55 areas have SoPNs imported.


East of England: 159 ballots

71 entered

70 double-checked

Out of 159 areas in total 71 areas have SoPNs imported.


London: 2 ballots

1 entered

1 double-checked

Out of 2 areas in total 1 areas have SoPNs imported.


South East (England): 214 ballots

60 entered

59 double-checked

Out of 214 areas in total 60 areas have SoPNs imported.


South West (England): 317 ballots

46 entered

46 double-checked

Out of 317 areas in total 46 areas have SoPNs imported.


Wales: 1 ballots

0 entered

0 double-checked

Out of 1 areas in total 0 areas have SoPNs imported.

By election type


Local elections: 1498 ballots

464 entered

453 double-checked

Out of 1,498 areas in total 465 areas have SoPNs imported.


Mayoral elections: 6 ballots

5 entered

5 double-checked

Out of 6 areas in total 5 areas have SoPNs imported.


UK Parliament elections: 1 ballots

1 entered

1 double-checked

Out of 1 areas in total 1 areas have SoPNs imported.

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