ELECTION day is almost upon us once again, where the nation takes to the polls to vote in the next generation of representatives.

Thousands of council seats are up for grabs on Thursday, with Labour set to make gains in the capital, and the Tories elsewhere in the leafy suburbs.

And while Jeremy Corbyn's anti-Semitism problems could cost him dearly, Theresa May's just lost her close ally the Home Secretary Amber Rudd and is in a fight with her Brexiteer MPs over the Customs Union.

There's all to play for as the polls open at 7am tomorrow morning.

But if you're growing tired of red vs blue, and don't fancy the yellows or greens either, don't worry.

There's plenty of other weird, wonderful and wacky parties to put your cross next to – if that's what takes your fancy.

Official Monster Raving Loony Party

Yes, they are still going – but unfortunately with six candidates across the UK.

Known for their huge rossettes, mad outfits and nutty nature, the Loonys have been a feature of British politics for years.

Previous policies have included raising cash for the police by selling castles to the French, getting tax payers to receive Nectar points from HMRC and banning all leeks from the Welsh Assembly canteen.

Upon the election of Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 they came up with a bright new policy – handing him over to the Argentinians.

But just a few months later the joke party accused him of stealing THEIR policies, when Jez announced plans for an extra bank holiday.

Duma Polska = Polish Pride

The man who once challenged Nigel Farage to a duel, Polish Prince John Zylinski, has set up his own party.

The property tycoon, who also has a taste for ballet dancing, said he wanted to give the Polish community in Britain a voice.

Party policies included calling for a new criminal offence for hate crimes to do with Brexit, and a memorial in Hyde Park to honour Polish pilots in World War II.

The Yorkshire Party

These guys say their mighty shire has been left behind by Westminster and want to go it alone and become a devolved state.

They promise a Yorkshire Parliament to speak up for their own area, and will promote the areas's businesses on the world stage.

Democrats and Veterans Party

The party was only forged in January this year but is already putting up candidates this week.

It was created by two-time Ukip leadership candidate John Rees Evans, who is most famous for once claiming that a gay donkey raped his horse.

The party's logo even features a donkey too.

Birmingham Worker

The party claims it is the "the first time a radical, Marxist-Leninist working class organisation has stood in elections of any form in many years" – and if that's not reason to break out your little pencil, we don't know what is.

They call society a "dictatorship is an evil" which must be overthrown, and the workers must become "masters of British society".

Snubbing other socialist parties, they claim to apply "Marxist science" to all of their work, and they are "not scared to tell it how it is".

You can probably can only vote for them in Birmingham, however. Shame.

Renew

New anti-Brexit party Renew officially kicked off in February, but the official launch turned out to be a total flop.

Inspired by French President Emmanuel Macron, who swept to victory with his movement En Marche! in 2017, the new grouping wants to convince MPs to vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal.

Just a handful of people showed up though – even though they claimed to be able to field around 200 candidates for this week's vote.

And to make matters worse, one of the three leaders walked out part-way through the press conference – reportedly to do a media interview.

The party opposes Brexit and will fight to reverse it.

Christian Peoples Alliance

Founded in 1999 they campaign against same sex marriage and abortion – as part of trying to live by the followings of Jesus.

Leader Sidney Cordle hit the headlines back in 2014 when he suggested that storms in the UK could have been caused by God's anger to gay marriage.

But they did campaign in 2015 for all married couples to get a £10,000 grant when they tied the knot.

Independent

And don't forget there are many hundreds of independent candidates running across Britain, free of any political allegiances whatsoever.

Not bound by party politics or in-fighting, independents can vote how they want.

But it's harder to get things done in council unless you can work with other people, as party folk will always stick together.

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The 2018 local elections are taking place on Thursday May 3 – polls open at 7am and close at 10pm, although if there’s a queue at the polling station you can still vote after 10 as long as you arrived before the deadline.

Around 150 councils are holding elections, with a total of 4,370 seats up for grabs.

Most of the local elections are focused in urban areas – Greater London, Greater Manchester, the Newcastle area, the Leeds region, and the West Midlands.

A number of smaller cities and towns such as Cambridge, Hull, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Plymouth, Reading and Southampton are also holding council elections.

And directly elected mayors will be chosen in four London boroughs and Watford.

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