It is quite a winning combination when working a room, or more commonly, shaking hands with the large crowd waiting, rain or shine, outside those rooms. Added to that he has a great sense of humour. He has a natural ability to talk with people and connect.
It was the best part of the job, and from the gusto with which His Majesty undertook each visit, it felt like it was a favourite of his too. Travelling with the King was always an experience. So, what is His Majesty King Charles III “like”? Their question was much more straightforward, “What is he like?” In many ways a much more sensible question. But it was a question I would be asked on a fairly regular basis by journalists during the time that I worked for the then Prince of Wales, now His Majesty The King.Ĭuriously it was not a question I was asked by friends, family, or the public. I am sure I gave some answer like “brilliant” or “assured”. You can type in your council below to find out the results for each ward as they come in.Day one of the new job and it was the first question I was asked as I did the ring round of newspaper editors. The polls closed at 10pm on Thursday night (May 4) and counting will take place in the all of the council areas during Friday (May 5), including Derby, where traditionally the count has taken place overnight straight after the polls have closed. Previously, just a third of seats were voted on each year.ĭerbyshire County Council operates on a different electoral cycle and its next elections are due in 2025.Īhead of this latest round of local elections, Conservatives were in control at Derby City Council, Amber Valley Borough Council, Erewash Borough Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council, Labour controlled Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council and North East Derbyshire District Council and there was no overall control at South Derbyshire District Council or High Peak Borough Council. The elections have been taking place in each of Derbyshire's eight district and borough councils, as well as Derby City Council where it was the first time that voters could make their mark against more than one candidate in their ward because all 51 seats were up for grabs for the first time in around 20 years. The 2023 local elections will go down historically as the first where it was compulsory to provide a form of photo ID to be able to vote in person. The polls have closed and the votes are being counted across Derbyshire after voters have been deciding who they want to run the nine councils across the county for the next four years.
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