Postal and proxy Voting

You may not be able to go and vote in person on polling day on 6th May. 

Instead you can request a postal vote or a proxy vote, which means that you can still cast your vote, without needing physically to go into a polling station to do so. 

Electoral register

You must be on the electoral register in order to vote. The deadline for registering to vote for this year's elections is Tuesday 20th April 2010 for a 6th May election.  So if you have not already registered to vote in South Gloucestershire, you will not be able to vote here this time round.

If you are unsure whether you are on the electoral register, you can check by calling the Electoral Registration Officer on South Gloucestershire Council on 01454 863030 or emailing electoral.services@southglos.gov.uk.

Postal vote

If you want to be able to vote by post, you have to fill in a form and return it to South Gloucestershire Council. 

The easiest way to do this is to phone the Council on 01454 863030 and ask them to send you a form in the post, which you then need to fill in and return to them.

Alternatively, you can click here to download a postal vote application form, which you have to print, sign and send off by post to:

Electoral Services
Council Offices
Castle Street
Thornbury
South Glos, BS35 1HF

Any change to existing postal voting arrangements must be made by Tuesday 20th April at the latest. After that deadline existing applications cannot be changed.

The deadline for the receipt of new postal vote applications for the General Election is TUESDAY 20th APRIL.

Proxy vote

You can also apply for someone else to vote on your behalf, either by post or in person.  Contact the Council on 01454 863030 to request a form, or download a form here.

The deadline to request a proxy vote for the General Election is TUESDAY 27th APRIL.

More information

For more information on elections and voting, have a look at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk, which is run by the Electoral Commission.