18 March 2010The details of the candidates who will be contesting the Kent County Council and European Elections on Thursday 4 June have been published.
Details of the candidates who will be contesting the Hartley Parish by-election on the same day have also been released.
Full details can be found by going to the election section of the Council website.
Kent County Council has 84 elected members, seven of whom represent Sevenoaks District.
One councillor be elected to each of the following electoral divisions in Sevenoaks District: Darent Valley, Sevenoaks Central, Sevenoaks East, Sevenoaks North East, Sevenoaks South, Sevenoaks West and Swanley.
More details can be found on the Kent County Council website.
Currently there are 78 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing the UK; after the 2009 elections there will be 72 UK MEPs.
The UK is divided into 12 regions, and each region has between three and 10 MEPs. Sevenoaks falls within the South-East Region for which there are 10 MEPs.
More details on the European Elections can be found on the European Parliament website.
Resident not registered to vote must do so by 19 May, and voter registration forms can be downloaded by going to www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/elections or by contacting the Electoral Services Team by e-mailing elreg@sevenoaks.gov.uk or calling 01732 227188 or 01732 227243.
Residents can also apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote. The deadline for postal vote applications is also 5pm on 19 May and the deadline for proxy vote applications is 5pm on 27 May.
To obtain the application form to vote by post or by proxy, to amend existing details, or to check if you are registered to vote either e-mail elreg@sevenoaks.gov.uk or call 01732 227188.
Further information is also available by going to the elections section of the Council website.
Notes for editors
Please note there is an uncontested election for a seat on Riverhead Parish Council.
