Public Service Announcement - May local elections
If you want to vote in the May local elections you only have three weeks to make sure you are registered, as the deadline is Monday 13th March. Application forms can be downloaded here - and at the same site you can enter your postcode to check whether you have any elections in your area.
It is well worth noting that as local elections traditionally have a very low turnout, they are an ideal time to have an impact. Want to give Blair and co a bloody nose? Get registered and show your displeasure in the only way they understand - by voting for somebody else and reducing their hold over the country.
Update: From A Logical Voice, potential marginals and other interesting electoral battlegrounds. Doubtless we'll end up with more detailed breakdowns over the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you live in any of these places, your vote could be significant on May 4th, so make sure you're registered:
Bexley, Bradford ,Brent, Bury, Calderdale, Camden, Croydon, Doncaster, Fulham, Hammersmith, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, Kirklees, Lambeth, Leeds, North Tyneside, Rochdale, Solihull, St. Helens
2 Comments:
Cool. St Helens is a marginal. When I lived there it was the place where they used to test to destruction the old adage 'if they put a post up here in Labour colours it would get in'.
Local elections by PR (STV) in Scotland next year. Can't wait.
For anyone in Lambeth you might want to take a look at http://www.electionmemory.com
It lets you add your comments to the local manifestos, get the election results for the 2002 locals, find out about who is standing and record your priorities for your ward.
Hopefully it might help boost the piss poor turnout in Lambeth (17% in my ward!).
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