The results of the local elections in parts of England will make a big difference to the daily lives of people living there.
But if you’re looking forward to an all-night political bonanza like last year’s general election, you might be disappointed.
Instead of a waterfall of results to carry us through until the early hours (with the equivalent of a Liz Truss loss at 7am), we’ll only get a handful until the late morning on May 2.
However, among the few that appear overnight will be a couple of the most widely anticipated results.
Here are some of the key times to keep in mind.
10pm on May 1
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This is when polling places in elections for 23 local authorities, six mayors, Council of the Isles of Scilly and one parliamentary election will close.
For most of those races, counting will be put off until the morning.
In the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, though, the votes will begin to be counted straight away.
The same will happen for the mayoral contests in Doncaster, Greater Lincolnshire, North Tyneside and West of England, as well as Northumberland Council.
2am on May 2
This is around the time North Tyneside and West of England will announce the results of their mayoral elections.
The West of England race is one of the closest this year, with no fewer than five candidates getting between 15% and 23% in a recent More in Common poll.
In North Tyneside, Labour’s Karen Clark is expected to win but a low turnout could make a difference.
3am
We’re expecting possibly the most anticipated result of the day at 3am – the outcome of the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
This Cheshire seat is among Labour’s safest in the country, but Reform may heavily cut into the party’s majority or even pull off a shock win.
Whatever else happens elsewhere in the country, this is likely to be the result everyone is talking about on May 2 and beyond.
3.30am
Greater Lincolnshire should announce the result of its mayoral election around this time.
It’s expected to either be won by the Conservative leader of North Lincolnshire council Rob Waltham, or Reform’s candidate Dame Andrea Jenkyns – who is a former Tory MP.
5am
We should get a result in the Doncaster mayor election around this time.
There are 12 candidates in the running for this position, including the Labour incumbent Ros Jones who has held the role since 2013.
7am
The final contest that was being counted overnight, Northumberland County Council, should have a result at this time.
It has been under no overall control since the last election, with a Conservative minority in charge.
9am
After a good night’s rest, counting will begin in the remaining local authority and mayoral elections.
1pm
It may have been a long, six-hour wait since the last result if the above timings are correct.
This is when we should have a result in Durham, where Labour are the largest party but have been locked out of power by a coalition of smaller parties for the last four years.
1.45pm
Lancashire Council should confirm its results around this time. The Conservatives will be hoping to cling on to their tiny majority.
2.30pm
There could be a result in the race for Hull & East Yorkshire mayor.
Among the frontrunners to win this position is Luke Campbell, the former Olympic boxer who is Reform’s candidate.
But Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems all enjoy strong support in parts of the area.
3pm
Doncaster, Leicestershire and Buckinghamshire local authorities should announce their results at this time.
We’re also expecting to learn the outcome of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election, where the favourite is Paul Bristow of the Conservatives.
Labour, the Lib Dems and Reform are all putting up a challenge, though.
4pm
A few more local authorities may be declaring around this time: Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
Conservative councillors currently have majorities in all four.
4.30pm
This is when we could get a result in Derbyshire, where the Tories also had overall control after the last election.
5pm
A lengthy list of local authorities could reveal their results: Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.
Again, these are the areas where the Conservatives could lose a significant chunk of seats.
6pm
Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cambridgeshire may be ready to announce their results as the afternoon turns into evening on May 2.
7pm
The last couple of local authorities, Kent and West Northamptonshire,
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