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To be able to vote in elections, you must be registered to vote. By law, you must register to vote if you are eligible to do so, or you could be fined up to £80.
The annual canvass of electors takes place each year between July and November, a revised copy of the electoral register is published on 1 December. The canvass is designed to ensure we have the correct people on the electoral register.
Voting by proxy means that you can appoint someone else to vote on your behalf. Your proxy would need to vote at the same polling station you would vote at yourself. However, if they wish to, your proxy could apply to vote by post as a postal proxy voter.
Depending on the number of elections taking place in your area, you may have more than 1 ballot paper, of different colours, included in your postal pack.
At the moment there are 47 borough councillors within Chorley. From the election in May 2021 this will reduce to 42 councillors due to a local government ward boundary review, the results of which were announced in March 2019.
You can stand as a candidate in 3 different types of elections. Most candidates are nominated through a political party. However, individuals are welcome to stand in their own right.
