Every voter is affected

 “The European election means this polling day affects every voter in the borough,” says John Jory, Reigate & Banstead’s Returning Officer. “There are also local elections in 17 borough wards. Councillors get involved in very local matters like planning policy and development, housing, parking, bin collections, parks and leisure centres. If you are registered, please make sure you use your vote.”

Polling day

• Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. We have already sent out polling cards with details of your polling station.
• It’s helpful to take your poll card with you. But if you don’t have it, don’t let that stop you – you can still vote and you don’t need to take additional identification.

• If you’re a postal voter, your ballot papers for postal votes were sent out on 9 May. Please allow until 16 May to receive yours.
• Your postal vote must be received by the Council by 10pm, Thursday 22 May. If you leave it too late to post, you can take it to your polling station or the Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, RH2 0SH.
• The deadlines for registering to vote and to apply for a postal vote have passed. To check the details of your vote registration or to find out your polling station, call us on 01737 276794.

• The results of the local election will be available after votes are counted on Friday 23 May. The European results will be announced by the Regional Returning Officer, based at Southampton City Council after 10pm on Sunday 25 May. Look out for news on our website.