Electioncast: What’s Happening In England?

Today, we look at the local authority elections in England. Adam, Chris and Alex explore the geography of the elections and who might do well where, the race for London’s councils and the challenges facing each of the parties as the campaigns enter their final week. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producers were Mike Regaard and Stephen Bailey. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Electioncast: What’s Happening In England? is an episode from Brexitcast by BBC.

This episode is 30:58 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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