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Election special
Local elections for Southend-on-Sea City Council and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) take place this week. Here is all you need to know ahead of the polling stations opening at 7am on Thursday 2nd May.
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Who is standing for election?
A full list of candidates, which party they are standing for and which ward they are standing in can be found on our website.
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Voting in person? Don't forget your photo ID!
It is now a legal requirement that you will need to show an accepted form of photo ID before being given your ballot paper to vote at a polling station. Photo ID is not required for postal voting.
You can find out more on our Voter ID website, including what photo ID is acceptable
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Find your polling station
Local polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm. Your poll card will tell you where that is, or you can use our polling station finder. If you have a postal vote that you haven’t posted by election day, you can hand this into a polling station before the close of poll at 10pm.
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Postal votes
Handing in postal votes at the Civic Centre or polling station?
There are now limits to how many postal votes you can hand in, your own, plus an additional five. If you are a political party or campaigner, you can now only hand in postal votes for your family members or for people you provide care for.
You will also need to complete a postal vote return form.
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On Thursday May 2 2024 all in person voters at polling stations will need to bring an accepted form of photo ID to the polling station in order to receive a ballot paper.
In this video Colin Ansell, Chief Executive and Returning Officer for Southend-on-Sea city Council talks us though what to expect on polling day.
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How does the election count work?
Once polling stations close at 10pm, presiding officers from each polling station take their ballot box to the count hall at Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre for the verification and count. Verification ensures the number of ballot papers in each box matches the number of ballot papers recorded as being issued at each polling station.
Once the verification process is complete, the count begins. Each ward has a dedicated table in the count hall, and once all the votes have been counted, the returning officer will announce the elected candidate from each ward. Ward results will be announced as they happen on our X/Twitter feed @SouthendCityC
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How to keep up to date
Our communications team will be providing updates on our social media pages throughout the day and the count, including posting results as they happen. You can follow along by following us on X/Twitter. Full results will also be available on our website in the early hours of Friday 3 May.
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