Residents who are not yet registered to vote in the local elections on 7 May are being urged to do so before Monday night’s deadline.

Residents wishing to vote in the city council elections can still register to vote online up until 11.59pm on Monday 20 April.

To register, people need to visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and have their National Insurance number to hand. The process should only take a few minutes.

Students can register to vote at both their term-time address and their home address, if they wish, but will need to make two separate applications and can only vote once at the same election. Students should make sure that they register at the address at which they physically live in Cambridge, not the correspondence address for their college or hall.

Residents already on the electoral register do not need to take any action, and should already have received a poll card.

People wishing to vote by post can apply to do so up until 5pm on Tuesday 21 April.

People can appoint someone they trust to vote on their behalf by applying to vote by proxy up until 5pm on Tuesday 28 April. 

Voters will need an approved form of photo ID to vote in person, such as passport, driving licence, blue badge, PASS card and many others. Free voter ID can be applied for up to 5pm on Tuesday 28 April at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-ID-voter-authority-certificate

The elections on Thursday 7 May this year will see 15 city councillors elected – one in each ward plus an additional one in Trumpington.

As well as voting on polling day, Thursday 7 May, registered electors in Cambridge will this year have the opportunity to vote early as part of a government-backed trial. Voting hubs at Meadows Community Centre, the Guildhall (Peas Hill entrance) and Clay Farm Centre will be open from 9am to 6pm on Thursday 30 April, Friday 1 May and Saturday 2 May for early voting.