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Residents will find details of which polling station to attend on their polling card.

Date set for referendum on the Blyth Neighbourhood Plan

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Referendum date set for Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan

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Referendum dates set for vote on Neighbourhood Plans

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Newbiggin neighbourhood plan referendum scheduled

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Important deadlines to be aware of to vote in May elections

A view of a polling station. For the first time, people from across the country will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections. Picture by James Hardisty

Voters in the UK need to show photo ID to vote

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A ballot box

Elections postponed due to coronavirus

Ballot box

Calls for local elections to be postponed over coronavirus
Local elections in May should be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Electoral Commission has urged.
Daniel Holland

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If you ignore this letter from the council you could receive a £1,000 fine

The Household Enquiry Form could be mistaken for junk mail, but it needs to be responded to by law (Photo: Shutterstock)

If you ignore this letter from the council you could receive a £1,000 fine

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These are all the polling station rules you need to know before voting

British election spending laws explained '“ and why they need updating

The county goes to the polls

Printing error leads to some postal votes being done again

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