Cambridgeshire voters will descend on polling stations immediately (Might 2), to forged their votes on who ought to characterize them at Cambridge Metropolis Council or Peterborough Metropolis Council, and as Police and Crime Commissioner. Polling stations might be open between 7am and 10pm.
In case you are registered to vote, it’s best to have been despatched your polling card. This tells you which ones polling station it’s best to head to.
You have to to indicate picture ID to polling station employees earlier than casting your vote. The accepted types of ID may be discovered right here, and embody passports, driving licences and blue badges.
Learn extra: What do I must vote within the 2024 native election in Cambridgeshire – voter ID explainer
Learn extra: When are the Native Election 2024 outcomes being introduced in my space?
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11:32Siobhan Middleton
Greater than 2k folks head to vote in Peterborough in first three hours
A Peterborough Metropolis Council spokesperson stated: “Polling stations opened throughout Peterborough at 7am and, within the first three hours, 2,399 folks forged their vote to elect their candidate to characterize them.
“Polling stations shut at 10pm. Bear in mind your picture ID. Your vote issues. Do not lose it.”
11:03Siobhan Middleton
LEGO folks additionally take to the polls in Manchester
Shifting away from Cambridgeshire for a second, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester has revealed the UK’s smallest polling station – made totally from LEGO.
Mannequin builder Jacob McPeake created the shrunken polling station exterior the County Corridor constructing in Manchester. The scene, which took greater than 4 hours to construct, exhibits minifigures lined up able to forged their votes within the miniature poll containers.
The UK’s smallest polling station is at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester(Picture: IYA)
The UK’s smallest polling station is at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester(Picture: IYA)
10:17Siobhan Middleton
The three candidates within the operating to be the subsequent Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Voters have a alternative of three potential PCCs: the incumbent, Darryl Preston; Anna Smith, for the Labour and Co-operative Occasion; and Edna Helen Murphy, from the Liberal Democrats. Discover out extra about these candidates right here.
10:12Siobhan Middleton
Cambridge polling stations 2024: The place are folks voting?
There are 39 completely different polling stations throughout Cambridge the place residents will have the ability to forged their vote. Your ballot card will present which polling station it’s best to use in your ward. This text exhibits the place the polling stations are.
A polling station in Girton, Cambridgeshire(Picture: CambridgeshireLive reader)
09:25Siobhan Middleton
Message from Cambridge Metropolis Council
A spokesperson for Cambridge Metropolis Council stated: “Polling stations are actually open till 10pm throughout Cambridge for the town council and PCC elections! Remember to deliver picture ID to vote at a polling station. For those who want help, ask one of many members of employees, who might be blissful to assist!”
08:39Siobhan Middleton
What to do should you forgot to ship your postal vote again
You possibly can nonetheless make certain your vote is counted should you forgot to ship your postal vote again. Uncover your choices on this article.
08:18Siobhan Middleton
Milton Street voters forged votes behind a automobile
A tweet at 7.14am by Cambridge Electoral Providers, which runs voter registration and elections for Cambridge Metropolis Council, defined: “Voters at Milton Street Library get to expertise the uncommon sight of voting from the again of a automobile as we have had issues moving into the constructing … hopefully we’ll be in quickly however for now our polling employees are doing an awesome job making certain early voters can nonetheless forged their vote!”
15:48Siobhan Middleton
Discover out when outcomes might be declared in your space
Peterborough Metropolis Council outcomes are anticipated to be declared at 4am tomorrow, whereas Cambridge Metropolis Council outcomes are set to be declared at 5pm and Police and the Crime Commissioner lead to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough must be revealed at 2pm.
A listing of all of the instances that votes are anticipated to be declared throughout the nation may be discovered right here.
15:42Siobhan Middleton
Discover out the place Cambridge’s polling stations are
Your polling card ought to let you know the place you want to go so as to forged your vote. Bear in mind to take a legitimate type of ID with you, too. All of the polling stations in Cambridge may be discovered right here.
15:36Siobhan Middleton
Defined: The seats up for election
At Cambridge Metropolis Council, 14 out of 42 seats are up for election. Metropolis councils like this one are accountable for offering numerous companies together with waste assortment, operating leisure services, offering council housing, and making planning selections.
At Peterborough Metropolis Council, 23 seats are up for election. This council is a unitary authority which means, alongside the sorts of obligations taken on by Cambridge Metropolis Council, is has others. These embody street upkeep, social care, and training.
Individuals are additionally being requested to vote for who they need to be the subsequent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The position of the elected PCC is to carry the Chief Constable and the county’s police drive to account.
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