Local residents are being urged not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.
The annual canvass ensures that Cumberland Council can keep the electoral register up to date as well as identify any residents who are not registered so that they can be encouraged to do so.
Each year the council contacts every household to check whether it has the correct people registered to vote and to ask residents to inform it of any changes.
The council will be contacting residents in a number of ways including by email and text messages to make the process simpler as well as sending letters to those it does not hold email or contact details for.
This means electors may receive an email, text message or letter from Cumberland Council over the coming weeks asking them to check who it has on the register and inform it of any changes.
Andrew Seekings, the council’s Electoral Registration Officer, said: “It is really important that people look out for the emails, texts and letters which will be sent as part of the annual canvass and provide us with details of any changes as required. There are important elections due in the coming months and it is important that everyone who is eligible to vote has their say.”
Anyone who needs to register to vote can do so quickly and easily online or by contacting the elections team on 0300 373 3730. It is particularly important that those who have recently turned 18 or have moved address are registered at the right property.
More information on the canvass can be found on the Council’s website.