Elections are being held in many local authority areas across the country. In Devon, voters in Plymouth and Exeter go to the polls.
Plymouth City Council elections take place in three years out of every four, with councilors at the unitary authority typically serving terms of four years. The council is split into thirds, with one third elected each year except during the fourth 'fallow' year.
The current composition of Plymouth City Council is Conservatives (22), Labour (23), and Independents (12) - and the council is run under a minority leadership by the Tories.
Of the 19 seats up for the vote today, Labour are defending ten, with the Conservatives five, and Independents four. It means that going into today's elections the Conservatives will start on 17 councillors with Labour on 13, and eight Independents.
The Conservative Party and Labour are the only political parties to field candidates in all 19 wards in the city.
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