In North East Lincolnshire a third of the 42 council seats are up for election on 7 May.
Voters will have the chance to elect one councillor in all 15 wards across the area.
In May 2024, the Conservatives lost control of North East Lincolnshire Council after a five-year reign, but have continued to run the authority as a minority administration.
The Conservatives lead the council with 18 seats, while Labour has 15. The rest are taken up by other parties: Independents for North East Lincolnshire which has five councillors, Liberal Democrats with three and one Reform UK seat.
The Conservatives are hoping to hold on to the eight seats which are up for election this year.
But as the political tide has turned on the Conservative Party across the country, the party locally will be watching the count closely when the polls close.
The Labour Party in North East Lincolnshire will also be reflecting on the mood of the nation in these local elections.
Labour may have swept to power in a landslide general election victory in July 2024, but nationally the party has faced criticism over a series of U-turns as well as a backlash from businesses over tax hikes and other rising costs.
There is also a question of whether the Green party could win votes from the left in local areas, such as North East Lincolnshire, following the Gorton and Denton by-election result in February.
Reform UK meanwhile is confident in continuing its success from last year's mayoral elections.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns secured a resounding victory for the party in May 2025 to become Greater Lincolnshire's first elected mayor with 104,133 votes. Reform UK is hoping to keep up that momentum in the local elections here.
Along with independents, three minor parties are also putting up candidates in this council area.
These are the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Housing Party United Kingdom.
The area is made of industrial, coastal, urban and rural landscapes.
Local issues include the state of the roads, local crime and parking.
None of this will change on 7 May but it is likely the political make up of North East Lincolnshire Council could.
Details of where people can vote are available on the council's website.
Counting will begin after polls close at 22:00 BST on 7 May and the results could come far later, or far earlier, than expected.
- * 20 April - Deadline to register to vote, which can be done online
- * 21 April - Deadline to apply for a postal vote, which can also be done online
- * 28 April - Deadline to apply for a proxy vote, where you can name someone to vote on your behalf. It is also the deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate if you do not have ID like a driver's licence or passport. You need to show ID at a polling station to be able to vote
- * 7 May - Polling stations open at 07:00 and close at 22:00, in which time you will be able to vote but do not forget your ID