Reminder to vote safely at next year’s local elections

The local elections are going ahead in May this year and you can already apply for a postal vote.

Many more people will have been vaccinated for Covid by election day on May 6th, and polling stations will be open with extra safety measures, but people may still feel safer voting by post.

As there may be more applications than usual for this, it is important that you apply for your postal vote in good time.

There are a number of ways you can vote – in person at a polling station, by post, or by proxy vote, where you can appoint someone you trust to vote on your behalf.

You can do this, and register to vote, by visiting: https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/elections-and-voting

The elections this year are for Blackburn with Darwen Council as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire and in Parish Council elections.

These elections were due to be held in May 2020 but were postponed, along with other local elections in the UK, due to safety issues concerning the ongoing pandemic.

The deadline to apply to vote by post in the elections to be held on 6th May 2021 is 5pm on Tuesday, 20th April 2021.