Don't forget to vote on Thursday 3 May
Voters are reminded to go to the polls on Thursday 3 May for elections to St Albans City and District Council.
Twenty of the Council’s 58 seats are being contested in each of its 20 wards by 83 candidates. Those elected are due to serve a four year term as Councillors.
There are also by-elections for a seat in the St Albans North Division of Hertfordshire County Council and one in the North West Ward of London Colney Parish Council.
Just over 108,000 people are eligible to vote in the District Council elections. Around 20,000 applied for a postal vote and around 100 applied to vote by proxy.
There are 74 polling stations at 52 locations across the District and they will be open from 7am to 10pm.
Michael Lovelady, the Returning Officer, said:
I would like to remind everyone that polling day is almost here. We want to make sure that everyone knows how they can cast their vote and have their say on Thursday 3 May.
If anyone has any questions then there is lots of information available on the Council’s website or they can contact our electoral services team.
A list of the election candidates and other information is available here: bit.ly/2HO3P9G.(link content no longer available due to retirement of former website)
The results are expected to be announced from 12.45am on Friday 4 May. They will be posted during the night on the Council’s website at www.stalbans.gov.uk/elections with partial results appearing on the Twitter feed, @StAlbansCouncil.
Here is some essential information about the elections:
- You can only vote at the polling station stated on your poll card. That will have been sent to the address for which you are registered;
- If you are in a queue at your polling station at 10pm you will still be able to vote;
- If you have not posted a postal vote before polling day, you can take it to your polling station and hand it in;
- If you are suddenly unable to vote in person, then you may be entitled to appoint an emergency proxy. You can apply for this up until 5pm on polling day by contacting the Council’s electoral services team;
- You are advised to take your poll card with you to vote. If you do not have it, you will still be able to vote. You will need to tell the polling station staff your name and your address and they will check you are on the electoral register;
- If you have a disability, you can ask the polling station staff for help to mark the ballot paper. Someone else, such as a relative or support worker, is also entitled to help;
- If you have a visual impairment, you can ask for a large print ballot paper;
- If you make a mistake on your ballot paper, you can return it to polling station staff who will issue you with a replacement paper. This is provided you have not put your original in the ballot box.
The Council’s Electoral Services team can be contacted on 01727 819294 or email elections@stalbans.gov.uk.
Contact for the media:
John McJannet, Principal Communications Officer, St Albans City District Council
Tel: 01727 296130, E-mail: john.mcjannet@stalbans.gov.uk