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Brighton and Hove residents urged not to lose their vote

12:20pm Friday 19th March 2010 in


One in 27 people could miss out on having a say in the general election.

Brighton and Hove is set to be a key battleground in deciding who runs the country, however 3% of people eligible to vote still have not signed up.

The city council has said that so far 192,861 have registered to vote.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics, shows there are 200,079 people, including European Union nationals and peers in Brighton and Hove eligible to vote. This means 7,218 still have not registered with just six weeks to go until the predicted May 6 polling day.

Brighton and Hove electoral services office are urging the 7,000 unregistered residents not to wait until the official election date is announced before signing up to vote.

The council’s chief executive and the city’s acting returning officer John Barradell said residents must use or lose their vote. He added: “The time between the election date being announced and the last chance to register to vote can be a matter of a few days. If you are not on the electoral register, you won't be able to vote.”

To check whether you are registered by phoning the Electoral Services Office at Brighton Town Hall, on (01273) 291999. Information about registering can also be found at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/vote and www.aboutmyvote.co.uk.

Comments(14)

cheezburger says...
12:43pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Surely 3% of those eligible to vote not signing up is a very small number?

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cheezburger says...
12:44pm Fri 19 Mar 10

What would be more significant is how many of those 97% who have signed up actually turn out and vote.

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censored says...
12:52pm Fri 19 Mar 10

I won't be voting this year.

The choice is Labour and their broken promises and failures of the past decade.

The Tories and the most punchable leader ever created in a focus group (not that I could ever vote Tory anyway).

The all-but-invisible Lib Dems and a leader whose face I can never remember.

The Greens and their anti-science, pro-"organic" nonsense.

Or a bunch of fascist idiots.


I'll stay at home.

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cheezburger says...
12:59pm Fri 19 Mar 10

censored wrote:
I won't be voting this year.

The choice is Labour and their broken promises and failures of the past decade.

The Tories and the most punchable leader ever created in a focus group (not that I could ever vote Tory anyway).

The all-but-invisible Lib Dems and a leader whose face I can never remember.

The Greens and their anti-science, pro-"organic" nonsense.

Or a bunch of fascist idiots.


I'll stay at home.
You referred to the tories twice in there. Oh wait..

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corruptive says...
2:10pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Will anyone really miss the votes of these 3% who are too stupid and lazy to both to register? Would you really want these people to have a say in how the country is run?

Cheezburger makes the more important point: voter turnout amoungst the registered is likely to struggle to get above 50% anyways, as most people as so stupid, lazy and irresponsible they can't even be bothered to spoil their ballot papers.

Sinn Fein have the right idea: VOTE EARLY. VOTE OFTEN. And if you have any dead relatives who can be persauded to vote, make it so!

Security words: vote-hell

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Christophe Hawtree says...
2:33pm Fri 19 Mar 10

censored wrote:
I won't be voting this year.

The choice is Labour and their broken promises and failures of the past decade.

The Tories and the most punchable leader ever created in a focus group (not that I could ever vote Tory anyway).

The all-but-invisible Lib Dems and a leader whose face I can never remember.

The Greens and their anti-science, pro-"organic" nonsense.

Or a bunch of fascist idiots.


I'll stay at home.
If that is you view, then you should express it. And the only way to make it clear is by putting 'none of the above' on the ballot form. Otherwise you are simply written off apathetic, somebody who holds forth at a bar and all that. If enough people actually got out there and put that on the ballot, then the point would be made. Otherwise the point is nowhere.

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oldmarket says...
3:03pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Christophe Hawtree wrote:
censored wrote:
I won't be voting this year.

The choice is Labour and their broken promises and failures of the past decade.

The Tories and the most punchable leader ever created in a focus group (not that I could ever vote Tory anyway).

The all-but-invisible Lib Dems and a leader whose face I can never remember.

The Greens and their anti-science, pro-"organic" nonsense.

Or a bunch of fascist idiots.


I'll stay at home.
If that is you view, then you should express it. And the only way to make it clear is by putting 'none of the above' on the ballot form. Otherwise you are simply written off apathetic, somebody who holds forth at a bar and all that. If enough people actually got out there and put that on the ballot, then the point would be made. Otherwise the point is nowhere.
Have to agree with that. People have died so that others might vote. There is no excuse not to. If you dislike all the candidates, then at least send a message by spoiling your ballot paper. You'll still end up with an MP you don't want but short of standing yourself and garnering enough votes you have not alternative. Not voting at all disqualifies you from any moans or whinges later on. I will vote and reserve the right to whinge if my chosen candidate does not get in.

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corruptive says...
3:16pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Since people of past generations died to earn us all the right to vote,
it seems only right, fair and proper that people today who can't be bothered to vote should also die.

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Spanners says...
3:30pm Fri 19 Mar 10

My 92 year old grandfather fought in WW2 and votes always, without fail. He writes "none of you self-interested b@stards" or something similar. So go vote, it can be quite cathartic. Or so says my grandad

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yorkie44 says...
5:11pm Fri 19 Mar 10

We should not have to write on the balllot paper. We should have a box saying "non of the above".

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corruptive says...
5:12pm Fri 19 Mar 10

You *can* write that on the ballot paper if you want, yorkie44. Although if you don't already understand that I doubt you should be allowed to vote in the first place.

Security-words: nits-wits

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Borrom says...
7:48pm Fri 19 Mar 10

I shall be voting tactically. And that is all one can do in Brighton Pavilion, if the object (as it is for me) is to stop the Tories getting in. Alas, we can only work within the system we have, and the Greens seem to have most chance of stopping the Tories. If we had democracy, then we might have a proper choice, but I don't expect that in my lifetime. And I'm only 50 so far.

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corruptive says...
7:56pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Borrom, democracy just means we get to vote, it doesn't mean that the people you prefer will get elected.

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stan bailey says...
7:09am Sat 20 Mar 10

yorkie44 wrote:
We should not have to write on the balllot paper. We should have a box saying "non of the above".
what about the raving loony party. Although if they were elected, I doubt they would be any worse

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