If you’re not registered by Monday 20 April, you won’t be able to vote in the UK Parliamentary and local elections on 7 May. Don’t lose your vote – make sure you’re registered. 

Check out Ballot Box Man. He shows what happens if you go to a polling station to cast your vote, but didn’t register beforehand!

Register online

It only takes a few minutes to register online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. Every individual is responsible for registering themselves. If you’re not sure if you’re registered, please call us on 01737 276794 to double check.

If you haven’t received your poll card by 10 April informing you about the elections in May and where you need to go to vote, please contact us to make sure you’re registered.

Myth busting

Recent research by YouGov for the Electoral Commission found that: 

• 21% of people who rent privately think they’re automatically registered to vote if they pay council tax 
• 40% of those surveyed think it is not possible to register online to vote in England, Scotland and Wales 
• 69% do not know the deadline to register to vote, with 13% thinking it is already too late to register. 

Registering to vote also helps to keep your credit reference up to date.

Unable to get to a polling station?

If you are registered to vote but will be away or unable to get to a polling station on election day you can apply for a postal or proxy vote via the Voting and elections page of our website. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday 21 April. Applications for a proxy votes for someone else to vote on your behalf must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.

If you do not have access to the internet you can call us on 01737 276794 for assistance.