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Will you be able to vote on May 2?
25/03/2024
Photo ID will be needed at polling stations and people correctly registered to vote
The countdown to this year’s Local Elections has officially begun with a Notice of Election published last Friday and some voters already receiving their polling cards.
Doors will open at polling stations at 7am on Thursday May 2 with electors choosing councillors for one-third of the seats on Cherwell District Council and the next Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley police area.
Eleven parish councils have elections scheduled for the same day and in Deddington a referendum will also be held on the village’s Neighbourhood Plan.
Cherwell District Council is reminding voters that they must show photo ID at polling stations and is encouraging them to plan ahead, whether they prefer voting in person or using a postal or proxy vote.
Anyone who is already registered to vote at their current address does not need to re-register. Those who have moved home since they last registered to vote, changed their name, or recently turned 18 do need to register to vote. This must be done before midnight on Monday April 16.
Postal votes and proxy votes – where a trusted person vote on a person’s behalf – are also available.
Gordon Stewart, Returning Officer, said: “District councillors are the community’s voice on the authority that runs key public services like housing, leisure, waste collection and planning. We’d like as many people as possible to have their say and are here to help if they have questions about what they need to do to get ready to vote.
“Last year, for the first time, voters had to show photo ID at polling stations. We’re reminding people about that again this year, as well as about some more recent changes to postal voting. People can now apply online for a postal vote, and there are also some changes which affect returning a postal vote to us at the polling station to be aware of too.
“If you’re not registered to vote, you won’t be able to have your say on polling day. If you’ve recently moved home, turned 18 or changed your name, register to vote by 16 April.”
A list of those candidates standing at the Local Elections will be published by 4pm on Monday April 8.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam