Polls open tomorrow, Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 for the local government elections.

Councillor elections for 52 district ward seats which make up Herefordshire Council will take place. The ward seat for Ross North ward will remain vacant following the death of a candidate, and the new poll date has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 6th, 2019.

Thursday will also see elections for Herefordshire’s parish, town and city council elections, including Ross-on-Wye North Parish Ward (to form Ross Parish Council).

Due to the number of contested district and parish elections, counting of the votes will be on Friday, May 3rd, 2019. The district election vote count will be completed in the morning, followed by the parish council vote count in the afternoon.

Local government elections select councillors who are responsible for making decisions on running services in your local area. These include housing, education, transport, highways, planning, social care and waste management.

Polling stations open from 7am to 10pm on May 2nd. All polling stations in Herefordshire are accessible and polling station staff are trained to help in any way they can. A magnifying glass, a blind selector device and a copy of the ballot paper in large format are available in every polling station.

Postal votes must be received by 10pm on Thursday May 2nd. If you miss the post, you can hand it in to the electoral team at Hereford Town Hall or at any polling station in the electoral area beforehand.

Find out who is standing for election in your ward or parish on the Herefordshire Council website www.herefordshire.gov.uk/upcomingelections

There is an Election Special in the Ross Gazette published on April 24th, where you can read about your local candidates in tomorrow’s elections.