YOUNG PEOPLES GUIDE TO VOTING

Once you are 18 you become eligible to vote for the first time.

To be able to vote your name must be on the Register of Electors.  You need to make sure your name is added to the Annual Canvass form that is delivered to your home if you are still living with your family or complete the one delivered to you in your own home.

Many of you may previously have voted in any of the Young Mayor Elections that have been held in the Borough.  The current Young Mayor is Sarah Boyce.  Voting in the Young Mayor Election does not give you a vote in other Elections.

Voting gives you your say on National and Local matters.

For a Parliamentary Election you are voting to elect a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Rutland and Melton Parliamentary Constituency.  This person represents you and your views in Parliament at the House of Commons in London.

The main work of Parliament is to make laws, debate topical issues and look at how our taxes are spent to run the country.  Issues that are discussed in Parliament affect us all on national and local levels.  These issues cover:-

Health

Environment,

Transport

Jobs

Schools and Education

Crime

The current MP for the Rutland and Melton Constituency is Alan Duncan http://www.alanduncan.org.uk/.  The constituency covers all of the Borough of Melton, all of Rutland County Council and part of the Harborough District Council areas with an electorate of over 77,000.

For more information about checking if you are on the Register of Electors or where to register please contact Electoral Services on 01664 502400, electoralservices@melton.gov.uk or visit http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/.