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People wanting to vote in next month’s local elections are being reminded to register by the end of the day.
The deadline is fast approaching for voters to be able to cast their ballots on 2 May, when polls are taking place across the country.
Nearly 2,700 council seats in England are up for grabs across 107 local authorities, while 37 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales will also be chosen.
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Votes are also taking place to elect some of the most high-profile regional mayors in the country, including Greater Manchester, London and the West Midlands.
People who have not yet registered to vote, or are not sure if they are eligible, have until 11.59pm on Tuesday to submit an application.
This can be done online on the government’s register to vote website.
You will need to give your name, date of birth, address, and national insurance number in order to register.
Around 44 million people are estimated to be eligible to vote in the elections, but as many as seven million people are either incorrectly registered or missing from the register entirely, according to the Electoral Commission.
Figures suggest there has been a last-minute surge of interest to register for next month’s locals – which could paint a telling picture of how the general election expected later this year will pan out.
Some 43,037 applications were made on Monday, the highest for a single day so far this year and way above the previous peak of 31,496 on 2 April, government figures show.
An average of 26,968 applications to vote were…
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