- %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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- If you're not already registered to vote you must do so by
- %strong 20 April
- otherwise you won't be able to take part.
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- You can get a registration form at the
- %a{ :href => "http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/" } About My Vote
- website or by phoning Sutton Council on
- %span{ :class => 'phone' } 020 8770 4888.
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