Voting and elections

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them. They can do this by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date. The annual canvass makes sure that Wyre Forest District Council can keep the electoral register up to date. It identifies any residents who are not registered to vote so that they can be encouraged to do so. ...

The number of electors in the district who have requested a postal vote has significantly increased. Almost a fifth (18%) of people on the electoral register have requested a postal vote for the local elections being held on Thursday 6 May. The number of postal voters is a record 14,340 out of the 77,673 currently registered electors. The last time local elections were held in ...

On Thursday 6 May residents in Wyre Forest will go to the polls to have their say in local elections. There will be elections for Kidderminster Town Council, Worcestershire County Council and West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and also a by-election for one seat on Bewdley Town Council. Anyone who has not already registered to vote must do so by midnight on Monday 19 Apr ...

A review of polling stations in the Blakebrook & Habberley South and Franche & Habberley North wards of Kidderminster is to be repeated. All residents in the area, including those who have already completed a questionnaire online in October and November, will be asked to complete a new survey that has gone live today (Friday 11 December) and runs until 5pm on Friday 29 ...

Residents are being asked to have their say on the location of polling places in the Blakebrook & Habberley South and Franche & Habberley North wards. Last year Wyre Forest District Council carried out a public consultation on the polling district and places. As part of the review, residents were able to comment on the accessibility of polling places and whether they pr ...

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.