Less than a week to go to register for Berks and North Hampshire local elections

RESIDENTS across Berkshire and North Hampshire now have less than a week to register to vote in May’s Council local elections and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

The deadline for residents to ensure they can have a say in either election is midnight on Monday April 19th. The quickest and easiest way to register is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. It takes just five minutes.

Once registered, residents have a number of options open to them to cast their votes. They can either vote in person at a polling station, by post, or by appointing someone they trust to vote on their behalf, which is known as a proxy vote.

The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 20 April, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on 27 April.

There's more information here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter

For residents who prefer to vote in person, polling stations will be open as usual. When visiting their local polling station, residents are being asked to:

- Wear a face covering, unless they have a valid exemption

- Bring their own pen or pencil

- Carefully follow signs and guidance from polling station staff to adhere to social distancing

Election day is Thursday 6th May and polling stations are open 7am-10pm.

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