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🗳 2025 local elections 🗳

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See the full list of SoPNs

1,281 areas have been entered

1,154 areas have been double-checked

Out of 1,501 areas in total 1,501 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

122 entered

116 double-checked

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


North West (England): 90 ballots

90 entered

90 double-checked

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


Yorkshire and The Humber: 23 ballots

23 entered

23 double-checked

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


East Midlands (England): 322 ballots

308 entered

305 double-checked

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


West Midlands (England): 253 ballots

166 entered

115 double-checked

Out of 253 areas in total 253 areas have SoPNs imported.


East of England: 161 ballots

161 entered

147 double-checked

Out of 161 areas in total 161 areas have SoPNs imported.


London: 2 ballots

2 entered

2 double-checked

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


South East (England): 214 ballots

196 entered

143 double-checked

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


South West (England): 313 ballots

212 entered

212 double-checked

Out of 313 areas in total 313 areas have SoPNs imported.


Wales: 1 ballots

1 entered

1 double-checked

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

By election type


Local elections: 1494 ballots

1,274 entered

1,147 double-checked

Out of 1,494 areas in total 1,494 areas have SoPNs imported.


Mayoral elections: 6 ballots

6 entered

6 double-checked

Out of 6 areas in total 6 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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