VOTERS in Swindon will be treated to a bonanza of balloting this May 5.
Not just one, but three sets of votes are running at the same time.
One set will see voters choose who they want to represent them in their Swindon Borough Council ward.
At the same time, voters can choose parish councillors.
And they will receive a third voting paper too – for the national Alternative Voting referendum.
Polls for all three sets of votes open at 7am on Thursday, May 5, and close at 10pm.
Counting for the borough council results will be taking place throughout the night on May 5/6.
Results will be announced as and when they are known, and the objective is to have them all done by 2am.
The parish council results will be counted on Friday afternoon, when it is also expected the winners will be announced.
The AV results will be also counted on the afternoon of May 6. A national result and a regional result will be announced sometime on May 6, but the time is not yet clear.
There will be no breakdown of the referendum results for Swindon itself.
l Throughout the week, we will bring you a breakdown of each council ward and the prospective candidates vying for your vote.
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