Don't Lose Your Right to Vote For London Mayor

Individuals must make sure they are registered

Residents they must register to vote by Monday, 18 April if they want to have their say on who becomes the next Mayor of London.

On Thursday, 5 May millions of Londoners will go to the polls to vote in the Greater London Authority (GLA) Mayor and Assembly elections, but only those on the electoral roll can take part.

To make it even easier to get on the electoral roll, voters can now register within a few minutes online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Online registration is quick, secure and convenient and people simply have to provide their name, address, date of birth and national insurance number.

Until recently, every household was asked to register to vote on one form, with one adult taking responsibility for returning information for all the eligible people at one address. Now, after a change in the law, everyone must register individually. Most residents who were previously registered to vote will have been automatically transferred to the new system, but some will need to re-register and others will need to check their details.

Canvassers are currently visiting thousands of homes across the borough to make sure as many people as possible register before the April deadline.

Ealing council is also reminding those who will turn 18 between now and 5 May that they can be added to the electoral register now, so they don’t miss out on their first chance to vote.

The council’s electoral services team is available 8.30am–5pm (Monday–Friday) on 020 8825 7777 or by email elections@ealing.gov.uk.

To find out more about the change to individual electoral registration, go to www.electoralcommission.org.uk .

To find out more about what the Mayor of London and London Assembly are responsible for, go to http://www.londonelects.org.uk/ .

9th February 2016