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Time is running out to register to vote

If you haven’t registered to vote in this year’s local elections yet you have just days left,

The Plymouth City Council elections will take place on Thursday 5 May, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Anyone who wants to vote in these elections and have their say must register by midnight on Monday 18 April.

The list of candidates standing in the...

Have you registered to vote?

If you haven’t registered to vote in this year’s local elections yet you have less than three weeks left.

The Plymouth City Council elections will take place on Thursday 5 May, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Anyone who wants to vote in these elections and have their say must register by midnight on Monday 18 April.

Interim Electoral Services...

Register to vote and have your say

Preparations for next year’s elections are already under way and Plymouth City Council wants residents to make sure they’re able to vote and have their say.

More than 116,000 forms have been posted to households across the city as part of the Council’s annual voter registration canvass. Residents are being asked to check the forms and make sure the information listed for people living...

Electoral registration campaign sees surge in Plymouth voters

A campaign to increase the number of voters in Plymouth has been deemed a success by a national body and shortlisted for a national award.

The Electoral Commission has published a report praising Plymouth City Council’s individual electoral registration campaign in the run up to the 2015 local and general election. The Council worked in partnership with Plymouth University and UPSU (...

There's still time to register to vote

With just one week to go before the 20 April registration deadline for the general election Plymouth City Council is calling for anyone who isn’t yet registered to go online and do so at www.gov.uk/registertovote

Local and national campaigns have been running over the last few months to remind voters that they can’t take part in the election unless they have registered.

Each...

Countryside vote may have unexpected teeth

As political campaigners across the UK start knocking on doors ahead of the general election, rural insurer, NFU Mutual is warning that those chasing the countryside vote might find it has unexpected teeth.

Over the past two years, the insurer paid out over £1 million in claims for dogs biting visitors to rural properties. With the general election only weeks away, the insurer is...

Event to encourage adults with learning disabilities to vote

An event is being held by Plymouth City Council to encourage local adults with learning disabilities to vote in the upcoming local and general elections.

It is being held at the Council House in Armada Way on Tuesday 24 March from 11am to 1.30pm and is open to all adults with learning disabilities in the city.

Those who attend will get the chance to view the Council Chamber,...

Don't lose your voice! Register to vote

Plymouth City Council is encouraging any local residents not yet registered to vote, to go online now to register.

If you are not yet registered to vote, you won’t have the chance to have a say on who represents you. It can also impact on any applications you make for credit. This is because credit reference agencies use the electoral register to confirm where someone lives when they...

MP keen to see more done to encourage electoral registration

Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, has asked the Deputy Prime Minister about concerning levels of voter registration among school age voters and the lessons learned from a pilot in Northern Ireland which encouraged Electoral Registration Officers to visit schools.

The government’s figures from their own pilots suggest that nearly 9 million of the current electorate face...

Last few days for inclusion on electoral register

Residents in Plymouth have one week remaining to get their electoral registration forms returned to ensure there are included on the Electoral Register.

Everyone that is registered before Friday 7 February will be included on the Electoral Register, which is due to be published on Monday 17 February. Although the register is published once a year residents can register to vote all year...

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