May elections | Census 2021

Local elections scheduled for May should go ahead

We are working hard to ensure the upcoming local elections are Covid-secure.

Our elections team is planning and preparing safe polling stations for those voting for who will represent them in Borehamwood Kenilworth ward in Hertsmere; South Mimms, Shenley and Aldenham Parish Councils; Hertfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner election.

Residents will be able to vote in person at a polling station, by post or proxy. You must have applied to vote by post or proxy by 5pm on 20 April and 27 April respectively.

You can expect many of the measures you’ve become used to in shops and banks over recent months, such as hand sanitiser, floor markings and face masks.

A number of our polling stations have changed location to meet Covid requirements. Details of your polling station will be on your poll card, which is due to be delivered later this month.

You can also check using our polling station finder, which enables you to find out where to vote simply by entering your address into the search bar, or you can call our Customer Service Team.

If you have registered to vote by post you may receive more than one postal vote pack, due to the number of elections taking place in some areas of Hertsmere. You need to respond to all packs to have your vote counted for each election.

We are working with the Electoral Commission and Hertfordshire County Council department for public health to ensure everyone will be able to cast their vote safely and securely, in a way that suits them. We’ll keep you fully updated.

For more details, visit our website:

www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ May2021elections

Households across Hertsmere are being asked to take part in Census 2021.

Census day is on 21 March. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.

You will receive a letter with online codes explaining how you can complete your forms. If you don’t get one in the next couple of weeks, please get in touch with the census contact centre. You can also request a paper questionnaire if you’d prefer to complete your census that way.

Local census support centres will be open while the census is happening. Staff will offer help for people not confident online, who don’t have a computer or need help completing on paper.