Claim: Local government councillors in England and Wales are elected using the First Past the Post system. You vote for one candidate in your local area and the candidate with the most votes wins.
Fact-check: Some voting in local elections can pick more than one candidate - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not right, and has now been corrected on gov.uk. while the system is first past the post, you vote for as many candidates as there are councillor vacancies, which can be more than one.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-05-05T00:00:00