Residents urged to respond to electoral registration requests

Tameside residents are being urged to respond to electoral registration forms promptly.

The annual canvass is required by law and is when local authorities check the electoral register to make sure eligible residents are registered to vote.

Residents have been receiving different kinds of communication depending on whether data suggest there have been changes in household occupancy. 

Most have been by letter but it could be by email, text, telephone or even a personal call. 

Residents are asked to respond promptly so that you’re sure of being included on the electoral register, which is a legal requirement.

People who don’t register will not only be unable to vote, they could also find it difficult to get credit or a mobile phone account.

Fortunately responding is easy. All you need to do is visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and make sure you have your National Insurance number to hand. 

The service is available around the clock, seven days a week. 

Although only people aged 18 can vote, all 16 and 17-year-olds should respond to the canvass to make sure they are eligible to do so as soon as they come of age. Because of Covid-19 there is no elections office this year so forms cannot be delivered in person. 

For more information call 0161 342 8355, email elections@tameside.gov.uk or visit www.tameside.gov.uk/elections/annualcanvass