Record number register for postal vote
Wyre Forest District Council has announced that the number of
registered electors for the General and District Council elections
on 6 May is 76,711, a 0.2% reduction on the 76,832 people who were
registered to vote at the elections in May 2009
Many more voters have taken advantage of the option to have a
postal vote, with 10,757 (14%) choosing to vote by post. This is a
significant increase compared to 8,983 or 11.7% who registered to
vote by post in 2009.
The Electoral Registration Officer, Ian Miller, said
"It is now too late for people to register to vote in Wyre
Forest at the elections on 6 May or to register for a postal vote
for those elections. However applications to appoint a proxy, where
another person casts the vote on the elector's behalf at the
polling station, may be made until 5pm on Tuesday 27 April.
"After that date, only people who are experiencing a medical
emergency can apply to appoint a proxy, and their applications must
be signed by a medical practitioner."
Applications for proxy votes should be sent or delivered to the
Elections office at the Civic Centre, New Road,
-Stourport-on-Severn to arrive no later than 5pm on Tuesday 27
April. Forms can be obtained from the council's website
www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk or from the Worcestershire Hub in
Town Hall, Kidderminster; Load Street, Bewdley; and the Civic
Centre. They can also be obtained by e- mailing
electoral@wyreforestdc.gov.uk or phoning 01562 732739.
Date of issue - 22nd April 2010
