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Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday 4 May 2006. Polling stations were open between 7:00 and 22:00.All London borough council seats were up for election as well as a third of the seats on each of the metropolitan borough councils and a third of some unitary authorities and shire districts. Several councils elected half of their seats: these were Adur Cheltenham Fareham Gosport Hastings Nuneaton and Bedworth and Oxford City.