VOTERS have only one more day to register in order to be eligible to vote in the upcoming Fairfax East by-election in Bridgwater.

The voter registration deadline is midnight on November 30.

The deadline for Voter ID applications for the Bridgwater by-election is 5pm on December 8.

The election date is set for Monday, December 18.

Time is also running out for electors who want to vote by post.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Somerset Council Offices, Bridgwater House, King Square, Bridgwater, TA6 3AR by 5pm on Friday 1 December 2023.

 

A spokesperson for Somerset Council said: "Residents in the electoral areas must be registered if they want to vote.

"It’s a quick and easy  online process via Register to vote - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)."

Further details for the by-election can be viewed on the Sedgemoor section of the Electoral Services page on the Somerset Council website.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Somerset Council Offices, Bridgwater House, King Square, Bridgwater, TA6 3AR by 5pm on Friday, December 1.

A new digital service has been launched to allow electors to apply online via GOV.UK for a postal or proxy vote.

Paper applications will still be available, giving electors a choice of application routes.