Rolling Registration: Don't Lose Your Right To Vote!

I've received a reminder from the Electoral registration people at the City Council of the deadline to register to vote in May:

Local elections will take place on Thursday 5 May. There will also be a referendum on how we vote at parliamentary elections on the same day.

You must be registered to vote by 14 April if you wish to vote at the local elections and the referendum. You are not automatically registered even if you pay council tax.

You may be planning to be away on 5 May, given the extra Bank Holiday for the Royal Wedding. If this is the case, you should be registered to vote before 14 April and you can either apply to vote by post before 14 April or apply to vote by proxy before 21 April.

If you are unsure if you are on the register you can check by getting in touch with the City Council, or asking one of the team to check for you. You can download the forms required from the City Council website, or ask for them from the helpdesk by calling 01223 457048.

If you are unsure if you are eligible then you can get advice from the About My Vote web page, or from the City Council.

As I am "up" for election in May this year I should probably declare an interest in getting people registered to vote!