A total of 807 election candidates are competing for 462 seats in local councils across Northern Ireland NIElection23
To provide you with information on local candidates and where to vote the BBC sends your data to the Electoral Commission.Note: This lookup covers the council and mayoral elections in England and Northern Ireland. There may be parish, town or community council elections or council by-elections where you are. Check your local council website for full details.Voters have to be aged at least 18 and on the electoral register to vote in Northern Ireland.
The number of candidates is slightly down from the 819 people who put their names forward for the previous council elections four years ago. Counting in the elections will begin on Friday morning. In 2019, counting continued past midnight and into the next day. BBC News NI will cover the latest election results and analysis online, with live coverage from the moment counting begins to when the last result is announced.from 16:00 to 22:00 on Friday and 10:00 to 13:00 on Saturday.
On BBC One Northern Ireland, there will be special election programmes between 15:30 to 16:30 and 19:30 to 22:00 on Friday and then 10:00 to 13:00 on Saturday.
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