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%h1 How the council election works |
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%p On 6 May 2010 you get to choose your local councillors and to decide who runs Sutton Council for the next four years. |
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%p The borough is divided into 18 areas called wards. |
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%p Each ward has three councillors. That makes 54 councillors for the whole borough. |
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%p You get three votes to choose three councillors for your ward from the list of candidates. |
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%p The three people with the most votes in each ward become the councillors for that ward. |
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%p If a political party gets 28 or more councillors they get to run the council and decide its policies and services until the next election in four years time. |
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%h2 Registering to vote |
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%p |
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If you're not already registered to vote you must do so by |
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%strong 20 April |
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otherwise you won't be able to take part. |
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%p |
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You can get a registration form at the |
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%a{ :href => "http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/" } About My Vote |
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website or by phoning Sutton Council on |
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%span{ :class => 'phone' } 020 8770 4888. |
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%h2 Voting |
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%h3 Voting at your polling station |
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%p Most people vote at their local polling station. This is usually in a school, hall or community centre near you. |
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The council will send you a |
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%strong poll card |
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showing you where to vote. |
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%p If you lose your poll card, don't worry. You can still vote as long as you are registered. |
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%p |
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You can vote at your polling station |
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%strong between 7am and 10pm on 6 May. |
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%p If you don't want to vote at a polling station or are unable to get there you can also: |
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%li vote by post |
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%li ask someone to vote for you |
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%h3 Voting by post |
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%p Anyone can apply to vote by post. |
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%p If you are registered to vote by post you won't be allowed to vote at a polling station. |
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%h3 Asking someone to vote for you |
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You can choose to have someone vote for you at the polling station. This is called a |
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%strong proxy vote. |
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%p If you want to vote by post or have someone vote for you and haven't already told Sutton Council about this, do it straight away. |