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It's #LocalElections day.

With this election day being dubbed judgement day for Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer, Metro looks at the 7 key battlegrounds.

Let's see where their fates lie 👇
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🔴 WANDSWORTH

Famously Margaret Thatcher’s ‘favourite’ local authority, Wandsworth has been in blue since 1978.

But the Tories are in for a fight to stop Labour as activists launched a massive doorstep campaign to win the council in the hope of delivering a crushing blow.

🔴HARTLEPOOL

Labour suffered a huge blow to the Tories in the Hartlepool by-election last year.

However, at the time, the PM was performing well in the polls following a successful vaccine programme.

If the Tories lose any of their 13 seats it could show the national picture.

🔴AMBER VALLEY

The area’s council is firmly controlled by the Tories who have 28 seats to Labour’s 15, with 15 seats at play today.

If there is a big swing to Labour or the Tories, it could provide another indication of how the nation is feeling.

🔴BURY

Both party leaders have visited the North West town ahead of a nail-biting race.

All 51 seats on Bury Council are up for grabs in an area which has some of the most marginal parliamentary seats.

The council is run by Labour who have 28 seats to the Tories’ 23.

🔴GLASGOW

Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP are fighting hard to stop Labour winning back Glasgow.

A loss could show her grip on Scotland is weakening and damage her push for a second independence referendum.

There are 85 seats up for grabs in the historically Labour city.

🔴WOKINGHAM

This Berkshire town is part of the Conservative’s southern heartlands.

But the Tories are having to fend off a campaign blitz from the Liberal Democrats, whose leader Sir Ed Davey has been hammering them over law-breaking in No 10.

🔴BOLTON

Bolton has form for backing the winner in general elections and is seen as another temperature check for how Labour and the Tories are performing.

The town’s council couldn’t be tighter, with the Tories holding 20 seats to Labour’s 19.

Everything is to play for in this race.

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