Britain Counts Votes in Major Election Test for Boris Johnson
- Hartlepool’s parliamentary seat likely to be first key result
- Scottish, Welsh parliaments and English council seats at stake
Voters leave a polling station at Notre Damme Primary School in Glasgow, Scotland on May 6.
Photographer: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Voting has finished in crucial British elections set to shape the future of the U.K., in the first electoral test for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Counting of ballot papers will take place over the coming days in contests for the parliaments of Scotland and Wales, the Mayor of London and English local councils. The first high profile result is likely to be from the northeast England town of Hartlepool, where a special election was held for a seat in the U.K. Parliament.