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Check you’re election ready before it’s too late

Anyone wanting to vote in the general election on 4 July, must be registered to vote before the deadline on midnight 18 June.  

Voters can apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. It takes just five minutes.

Voters have a range of options – they can vote in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 19 June. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is a week later, 5pm on 26 June.

For the first time at a UK general election, voters will need to show photo ID at a polling station. To find out which ID you can use in the polling station, visit the Electoral Commission website.

If you do not have one of the accepted types of ID, you can apply for free ID at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate or by completing and submitting a paper form to your local authority. You must apply by 5pm on 26 June, to be able to use the Voter Authority Certificate on 4 July.

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Democracy Elections

May marks new Council

The four-yearly election for Edenbridge Town Council was this year uncontested, as there were only 11 candidates nominated for 15 places. This means we have four vacancies, which the new Council will look to fill through the usual casual vacancy process after its first meeting on 15 May, 7.30pm at Rickards Hall.

You can view the nominated candidates and the wards they will represent on the Notice of Uncontested Election.

On 4 May, residents will still be able to vote for the Edenbridge candidate that they would like to represent them on Sevenoaks District Council.

We would like to pay our thanks to Cllr Vic Jennings who did not stand for re-election. Vic was first elected to the Council in 1991 representing the North and East Ward, and was Chairman in 1995-1997. He has been involved in many projects over the years and we are very grateful for his long service to the Council and the people of Edenbridge.

Cllr Nick Lloyd also decided not to stand for re-election. He has been a tremendous help to the Council as Chair of the Finance and Governance Committee.

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