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Local council elections - Polling day tomorrow (Thursday 7 May)

Here’s what you need to know to vote in person on Thursday 7 May.

  • Polling stations are open 7am to 10pm - check your poll card or the 'Where do I vote?' website for yours
  • Bring photo ID - you cannot vote without an accepted form of ID
  • You do not need your poll card - if you are registered, you can vote
  • All our polling stations are wheelchair accessible and staff are there to help
  • If you have a disability, let us know now if you need anything else to help you vote at your polling station

Read all you need to know on our local council election 2026 page.

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Compliance statistics

These statistics detail the performance in the handling of requests for information made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2005

2026 statistics 

 Month Total requests due (FOI or EIR) Responses issues within statutory timeframe Compliance
 January 167 154 92%
 February 184 171 93%
 March 253  241 95%

Quarterly analysis by financial year April 2025 to March 2026

Quarter Number of requests received Number of requests not yet processed (for example, clock stopped) Number of requests that were processed in full Number of requests where information was granted in full Number of requests where information was granted in part and refused in part Number of requests where information was refused in full Number of requests where info not held Number of requests referred for internal review
Quarter 1 (April to June) 536 18 518 429 36 32 21 24
Quarter 2 (July to September) 598 24 574 468 34 38 34 33
Quarter 3 (October to December) 561 17 544 455 31 27 31 17
Quarter 4 (January to March) 606 14 592 508 33 25 26 27

Previous years

Calendar year Total requests due (FOI or EIR) Responses issued within statutory timeframe Compliance Number of requests referred for internal review 
2025 2,308 2,187 95%  99 (4%)
2024 2,136 2,025 95% 86 (4%)
2023 2,089 1,805 86% 76 (4%)
2022 1,902 1,680 88% 54 (3%)
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