People across Bath and North East Somerset are being reminded about recent boundary changes which come into force at the upcoming 4th July General Election.
Photo © B&NES Council
The changes have been introduced since the last General Election in 2019 following a Parliamentary Boundary Review.
Bath & North East Somerset Council now covers three parliamentary constituencies: the whole constituency of Bath, the whole constituency of North East Somerset and Hanham (which also includes part of South Gloucestershire Council) and part of the constituency of Frome and East Somerset.
The Bath and the North East Somerset and Hanham constituencies are both administered by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The Frome and East Somerset constituency, which in addition to a Somerset Council area also includes Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield, Peasedown St John and the parishes in Bathavon South (Camerton, Claverton, Combe Hay, Dunkerton, Tunley, Englishcombe, Freshford, Hinton Charterhouse, Marksbury, Monkton Combe, Priston, Shoscombe, South Stoke and Wellow), is administered by Somerset Council.
The maps of the new constituencies can be found here.
In order to vote, you must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen (including Maltese and Cypriot), and your name must be on the electoral register.
EU citizens are not entitled to vote at UK parliamentary general elections.
If you are not on the electoral register at your current address, you must register to vote by midnight on Tuesday 18th June. It takes just five minutes to apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote.
If you have any queries, you can call the council’s helpline on 01225 477333 or email [email protected].
Voters have a range of options for casting their vote – in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote on their behalf, known as a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday 19th June – you can apply online at gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday 26th June 2024 – you can apply online at gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
If voting in person at the polling station, you will be required to show an accepted form of photo ID to the polling station staff. The full list of accepted forms of ID can be found here.
People are reminded that the B&NES Discovery Card is not an accepted form of ID at polling stations
Voters who do not have an accepted form of photo ID, can apply online for a free Voter Authority Certificate at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
Alternatively, an application form can be requested by calling 01225 477333 or emailing [email protected]. Completed applications must reach us by 5pm on Wednesday 26th June.
