Don’t forget to send in your postal vote

There are just days left to get your postal vote in the mail and have your say in this year’s local elections.

Pop your vote in the postbox this weekend to make sure it gets counted in the local elections taking place this Thursday, May 6^th.

The local elections, Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner elections and Parish elections are being held next week, and all the candidates for your area can be found in your postal vote pack.

Don’t forget to:

• read all the instructions carefully
• mark your vote on your ballot paper in secret
• take care filling in the postal voting statement
• put all the documents in the correct envelopes
• seal the envelope yourself
• post your ballot back as quickly as possible to make sure it’s counted

Find out more at www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voter

For more information about the local elections, the Lancashire PCC elections and the Parish elections, go to: Elections and voting | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

You can also check out this handy guide to make sure you’ve filled in your vote correctly:

May 2021 elections: Resources for voter information | Electoral Commission