4 May 2012 Last updated at 08:27

Local elections and mayoral referendums in pictures

Counting of votes at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Bradford, for the local council elections

Local authority elections have been held across England with more than 4,700 seats contested in 128 councils.

Voter entering a polling station at Grange Hall Community Centre at Littleover, Derby

Across England the estimated turnout at the polls is 32%, the lowest since 2000.

A person walking past a campaign sign in Swindon

The Liberal Democrats' share of the vote is estimated to be unchanged at 16%, but they now have fewer than 3,000 councillors for the first time since the party was formed in 1988.

Prime Minister David Cameron walking hand-in-hand with his wife Samantha as he leaves a polling station in London

Based on results so far, the Conservatives are down four points with a 31% national share of the vote which the Tories have dismissed as a typical mid-term result.

Joe Anderson, Liverpool's first directly elected mayor

While many cities were holding referendums over whether to have a mayor or not, voters in Liverpool chose their first mayor - Labour leader of Liverpool City Council Joe Anderson.

Boris Johnson poses for photographs with his wife Marina Johnson after casting his vote in the election for the next Mayor of London

In London votes are still being counted in the mayoral election with the result not expected until Friday evening.

Voters leave St Paul's Church polling station in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

While Londoners were choosing their next mayor, around the country voters were deciding whether to have one as well. So far four out of 10 cities where results have been announced have rejected the proposal.

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