County council elections, mayoral elections and by-election on 4 May

Elections are taking place in Cambridge on Thursday 4 May for 12 councillors to represent the Cambridge divisions of Cambridgeshire County Council, as well as to elect a Mayor for the new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Register to vote by 13 April.

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A by-election in the Arbury ward of Cambridge City Council has also been called, following the resignation of former city councillor Charlotte Perry last week. This will be held on the same day.

If you wish to vote and are not already registered, you must be registered to vote by the end of Thursday 13 April. If you are on the register you will receive a poll card – if you have not received one by 9 April you need to take action and register to vote.

There has been a review of the polling district boundaries in Cambridge and this means that some people will have to go to a different polling station from usual in order to vote on 4 May.

The council will write to you if you are affected, but please check your poll card carefully so that you do not go to the wrong polling station on polling day.

Under the system of individual electoral registration (IER) introduced in 2014, each person is responsible for registering themselves to vote.

You can register to vote online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote if you have your National Insurance number to hand – a process which should only take a few minutes. If you do not have access to the internet you can request a paper form by calling the council on 01223 457048.

Antoinette Jackson, returning officer for the combined authority election in Cambridge and deputy returning officer for the county council elections, said: “Even if you are not sure whether you want to vote, I would encourage you to register so you have the opportunity to do so on 4 May. 

“If you have moved recently, are a student wishing to vote in Cambridge, or know you are not yet registered, you can do so at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote in a matter of minutes.

“By voting, Cambridge people can have their say on who will represent their area at the county council, as well as helping to choose the first Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Local councillors help make important decisions about services and how your Council Tax is spent, while the Mayor will have control of long term budgets from central government to address issues like transport investment, strategic planning and building new homes.”

If you are registered to vote but are planning to be away from Cambridge on 4 May, you can apply to vote by post up until 5pm on Tuesday 18 April.

If you would like to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf you can apply to vote by proxy up until 5pm on Tuesday 25 April. This may be the best option if you are going to be away from Cambridge on 4 May and there is a risk your postal vote will not get to you in time.

 

Cambridge City Council’s chief executive Antoinette Jackson is the deputy returning officer for the county council elections, and the returning officer for the combined authority election in Cambridge city. John Hill, Chief executive of East Cambridgeshire District Council, is the combined authority returning officer for the combined authority election in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The by-election has been called following the resignation of Charlotte Perry, former Councillor for the Arbury ward of Cambridge City Council. If the election is contested the successful candidate will serve the remaining term of office and hold the seat until May 2018.

 



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