News Coverage Local elections coverage May 2022

[Brekkie]

I don't think local elections have ever been done from the main election set other than the year they used it as a dry run for the next election.

Presumably putting Studio B back into use will mean a rethink on the next General Election, which feels like it'll be the most noteable contest since 2010. A revamped Studio E might be an option, with the surrounding newsroom the hub of the coverage. It wouldn't feel as disconnected from the engine room of the coverage as 2019 did stuck in the basement.

[News48]

Well that partially explains why E is only being used for the BBC1 Bulletins and World and NC have been together at weekends for the past couple of months.

[DTV]

I don't think local elections have ever been done from the main election set other than the year they used it as a dry run for the next election. 

They came from the main election set in 2014 and 2016, though both, as you say, acting as quasi-rehearsals for the 2015 general and 2016 referendum coverages.

IIRC, the locals in the last few years have come from:
Millbank: 2006, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018
TC7: 2007
N9: 2009, 2011, 2012
Elstree D: 2014, 2016
NBH-B: 2019, 2021

Before that they often seemed to come from bespoke sets, presumably in one of the main studios at TVC. Generally Millbank was only ever a fallback when something better wasn't available.

[Newsroom]

Well that partially explains why E is only being used for the BBC1 Bulletins and World and NC have been together at weekends for the past couple of months.

Hmmmm, the only problem theory with that is Huw Edwards posts selfies most weekends of him heading to Wales so therefore wouldn't be around to rehearse., but you may be right.

[News48]

I did say partially as i didn't think it was the entire reason why but at least we now know we've at least another 2 weekends of it (i.e World/NC Together for the whole weekend.) as i'm guessing the prep for the Local Election coverage will be starting soon if it hasn't already.

[Newsroom]

I did say partially as i didn't think it was the entire reason why but at least we now know we've at least another 2 weekends of it (i.e World/NC Together for the whole weekend.) as i'm guessing the prep for the Local Election coverage will be starting soon if it hasn't already.

It's entirely feasible it could be in E with Reeta at the touchscreen on the balcony. Not sure what else it needs if we think about previous Local Elections.

[Worzel]

Chris Cook posted a story on his Instagram yesterday showing rehearsals underway for the local elections in studio E. News channel was in A yesterday afternoon.

[Radio_man]

I wonder how much there actually will be to talk about in the overnight results coverage. I know in Wales that most, if not all local authorities will be counting the votes again during the day on Friday, as happened for the Senedd elections last year. The NI Assembly election results are counted during the day on Friday as well.
Are many local authorities in Scotland and London counting overnight? And what about the results of the Metro mayors being elected in England?

[FrancisC]

I wonder how much there actually will be to talk about in the overnight results coverage. I know in Wales that most, if not all local authorities will be counting the votes again during the day on Friday, as happened for the Senedd elections last year. The NI Assembly election results are counted during the day on Friday as well.
Are many local authorities in Scotland and London counting overnight? And what about the results of the Metro mayors being elected in England?

As far as I know all Scottish local authorities count electronically the next day.

[Steve]

There are still quite a few local authorities which count on the night - declaration times from PA:

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-n...cal-order/

[UTVLifer]

[Stuart]

It’s nice to see that BBC NI’s Election 2022 coverage won’t be confided to the main Newsline studio this year like it has been for the last few Stormont elections

That looks rather nice.  Hopefully someone will take a mop to the floor before next Thursday.

[SCBNI]

[Moz]

Have we had elections from Studio E before? Can’t remember.

Wonder if they’ll be lighting the set/newsroom differently? Presume all red wouldn’t be much good for an election programme!?

[aaron_scotland]

Do ITV have any programming planned? I don't see anything overnight and they have a normal scheduled news at 1pm on the Friday. All the English votes should be in by about 6am on the Friday morning.