Hounslow's future in residents' hands

Register to vote or lose your voice

Residents in Hounslow will have a chance to influence the future of the borough in the local elections this May.  Voting will take place on Thursday May 4, but if people are not on the borough’s Register of Electors they will not be allowed to take part.

This week, all known households in Hounslow will receive a letter listing the names of people who are registered to vote. The council are asking that the information contained in the letter should be carefully checked, and if any information is incorrect e.g. a misspelt name, the householder should write to Electoral Services citing the mistake. The signature of the person affected must be included too.

The names of all members of the household who are eligible to vote must be shown. If this is not the case, then the name of any missing eligible person should be written on the ER3 form provided and returned as soon as possible.

In particular a member of the household who will be 18 years old on or before May 4, may not have been included on the registration form returned to the Council last year. That person will be eligible to vote in May and their name should be included on the ER3 form.

Completed ER3 forms must be returned to Hounslow Council’s Electoral Services Office by 5pm on Monday 13 March 2006 to be eligible for voting on May 4 2006.

Application forms for postal votes will be sent with the letter, and must be returned by 5pm on Tuesday 18 April to ensure electors are able to use their postal vote in the May election.

February 9, 2006