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18 November 2019
A parliamentary General Election will take place on Thursday 12 December. In a general election, you can vote for one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent your area (or constituency) in the House of Commons.
If you live in St George's ward, a local by-election will take place on the same day to elect a new councillor following the resignation of Councillor Kat Fletcher. There are no other by-elections in Islington on that day.
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Decisions made by MPs affect everyone, so make sure you are registered to vote in the upcoming election. Registering to vote usually takes only five minutes.
To be able to vote in the General Election and the local by-election, you will need to register first at GOV.UK by 11.59pm on Tuesday 26 November. If you have recently changed address, name, or nationality, you will need to register again.
If you have recently added your details to the Household Enquiry Form, this doesn't mean that you are registered to vote, and you will need to register at GOV.UK.
If you have already received your poll card or postal vote, then you are registered to vote.
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If you registered to vote before 1 November 2019, you should now have received your General Election polling card. If you registered after 1 November, you will receive a polling card soon.
If you want to vote by postal vote in the General Election you will need to apply by 5pm on Tuesday 26 November. You need to be registered to vote first.
Or you can appoint a proxy. Appointing a proxy means someone else will cast your vote for you. They would need to vote at your designated polling station, and your appointed proxy must be registered to vote and also eligible to vote at the election. You can apply for a proxy vote on our website.
We've put all the key dates you need to know below, so you can stay on top of this election:
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26 November, 5pm: deadline to apply for a new postal vote or change existing postal or proxy vote arrangements
- 26 November, 11.59pm: deadline to register to vote
- 4 December, 5pm: deadline to apply for a new proxy vote
- 12 December, 7am - 10pm: polling day. We recommend that you visit your polling station early to avoid the queues
- 13 December: election results will be declared for the Islington South and Finsbury, and Islington North constituencies. The election result is expected at 4am.
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Who can I vote for?
The full list of candidates you can vote for in the General Election can be found here. You can also find the full list of candidates standing in the St George's ward local by-election here.
There will be a by-election in St George’s ward on Thursday 12 December 2019 on the same day as the General Election. You need to be on the electoral register to vote.
Non-British EU citizens are eligible to vote in the local by-election, but not the General Election.
Please note, you will receive two poll cards if you are a St George's ward resident; a white one for the General Election, and a cream one for the local by-election. Polling cards for the local by-election should be with you.
Key dates:
- 26 November, 11.59pm: deadline to register to vote
- 27 November, 5pm: deadline to apply for a postal vote - this is one day later than the deadline for the General Election. If you want to vote by post for both elections please make sure you submit the application by 5pm on 26 November. You will need to be registered to vote to do this
- 4 December, 5pm: last day to apply for a new proxy vote
- 12 December, 7am - 10pm: polling day. We recommend that you visit your polling station early to avoid the queues
- 13 December, midday (TBC!): votes will be counted for the St George’s by-election. The result is expected by 5pm.
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