There is just over a week to go until St Albans constituents elect their new MP and new councillors.

Residents will be able to vote at their registered polling station between 7am and 10pm on Thursday, May 7.

Counting of votes in the parliamentary elections will begin soon after the polling stations close at 10pm, and results will be declared overnight.

Reporter Charlotte Ikonen will be bringing you live updates via a live blog on the Review website, and tweeting using the hashtag #StAlbanscount and #Harpendencount.

There will be one MP elected for St Albans and another for Hitchin and Harpenden.

At the same time as voters go to the polling stations to choose their new MP, one-third of St Albans District Council seats will also be up for grabs.

The count for the district council will begin on Friday, May 8 will begin at midday and results will start rolling in from 1pm.

There is currently no one party in control of the council although the Conservatives are the largest single group with 28 councillors.

The Lib Dems have 17 councillors with Labour 10, two Independents and a Green.

The three main parties are contesting every one of the 20 seats with 17 Green candidates, 12 from UKIP, four Independents and a Trades Unionist and Socialists against Cuts contender.

For a look at the St Albans Parliamentary candidates manifestos, click here. For the Hitchin and Harpenden candidates, click here.

For a list of the district councillors up for election, click here.

The Parish and Town Councils elections in St Albans District are also on Friday May 8.