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Local Election coverage, 5 May 2016

English local council elections incl PCCs and London Mayoral (April 2016)

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BU
buster
Not sure if this is in either of the threads but ITV Border Scotland will take STV's results coverage from 2230 through to 0600. ITV Wales have their own programme through the night and then again 0925-1030 on Friday.

Anyone know if Scotland will be on BBC Parliament as per previous years?
DV
dvboy
Not sure if this is in either of the threads but ITV Border Scotland will take STV's results coverage from 2230 through to 0600. ITV Wales have their own programme through the night and then again 0925-1030 on Friday.

Anyone know if Scotland will be on BBC Parliament as per previous years?


Details are in the threads for Scotland and Wales I believe. No news on Parliament yet.

9 days later

CR
Critique
Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet - it seems we're back to Elstree for the local elections, which is surprising considering the years in-between the main elections used to be one of the N9's few remaining uses post-2008.



SI
sigma421
dvboy posted:
Not sure if this is in either of the threads but ITV Border Scotland will take STV's results coverage from 2230 through to 0600. ITV Wales have their own programme through the night and then again 0925-1030 on Friday.

Anyone know if Scotland will be on BBC Parliament as per previous years?


Details are in the threads for Scotland and Wales I believe. No news on Parliament yet.

Yes. It will be.
CI
cityprod
Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet - it seems we're back to Elstree for the local elections, which is surprising considering the years in-between the main elections used to be one of the N9's few remaining uses post-2008.





Makes a lot of sense, have Elstree as the 'Election Centre' if you like. This year you have not just the local elections, but also the London Assembly and mayorship, plus I'd imagine that they'd touch on the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliamentary elections as well, as this will provide the first big test of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in electoral terms. How much ground will Labour have made up in Scotland? Can they win in Wales? These will be important stories overnight and through Friday.
DT
DTV
Also given that they spent a shed load of money on making Elstree D capable of covering an election, it makes sense to make the most of it.
Stuart and bilky asko gave kudos
HB
HarryB
Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet - it seems we're back to Elstree for the local elections, which is surprising considering the years in-between the main elections used to be one of the N9's few remaining uses post-2008.

Well since BBC News moved to NBH in 2013, there were UK Locals and European elections in 2014 which both used the Elstree set. But the UK locals in 2013 was done in Millbank.
ST
Stuart
Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet - it seems we're back to Elstree for the local elections, which is surprising considering the years in-between the main elections used to be one of the N9's few remaining uses post-2008.

Could this also be more practice for the referendum in June?
Brekkie, cityprod and bilky asko gave kudos
JD
JDN
Who's hosting the local elections? Please don't say Huw. Smile
NE
News96
JDN posted:
Who's hosting the local elections? Please don't say Huw. Smile


I'm afraid it is Huw.
JD
JDN
JDN posted:
Who's hosting the local elections? Please don't say Huw. Smile


I'm afraid it is Huw.


Thanks.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Given the retirement from elections of David Dimbleby, can you suggest somebody more suitable than Huw? A well known network news anchor, former political correspondent and previously the host of BBC Wales election nights.

I'm struggling to think of a safer pair of hands for this.

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