What Voters Need To Know On Polling Day

With District, Town and Parish elections and a UK-wide referendum on Thursday 5 May, Dover District Council is reminding voters what they need to know to have their say on polling day:

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. You should have received a card with details of your local polling station. If not, you should call 01304 872344.

When voting at a polling station, it's helpful to take your poll card with you. But if you don't have it, don't let that stop you - you can still vote.

Polling station staff will give you ballot papers for Dover District Council and where contested for Town/Parish Council elections and, if you are eligible to vote in the UK‑wide referendum, a ballot paper for that too. Staff will not be able to give you ballot papers after 10pm, so do arrive in good time.

The referendum is on the voting system used for elections to the UK Parliament and the question being put to voters on Thursday 5 May is "At present, the UK uses the 'first past the post' system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead?"

If you applied for a postal vote, it needs to be received by the Returning Officer by 10pm on Thursday 5 May. If you have left it too late to post back, you can drop it off at your polling station or at the Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover.

For more information, visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk.