Less than three weeks remain to make sure you are registered to vote in the forthcoming UK Parliamentary General Election on Thursday 7 May.

Monday 20 April is the cut-off date for registration and recent changes in legislation now means that individuals are responsible for their own vote and for checking they are still registered to vote.

Household letters have been sent to every address in the local area with a list of registered voters. If your household has not received one, or the information on your letter was incorrect, you should register online now to make sure you can vote on polling day.

You can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote – the process only takes a few minutes and you will need a national insurance number if you have one.

Pete Wildman, Electoral Registration Officer, said: “It’s really important that anyone eligible to vote in the Falkirk Council area is registered as soon as possible with the general election coming in May.

“Whether people are voting in person or by post, they should make sure they are able to vote and aren’t disappointed on polling day.

“Every household should have received a letter confirming who is registered to vote – if you haven’t received this then you must act now to register or you risk not being able to vote.”

“Poll cards will be issued by 6 April. If you don’t receive one then you will need to register immediately.”

Anyone who needs to vote by post and is not a current postal voter should apply as soon as possible.

Forms are available in local libraries or can be downloaded from the Electoral Registration Officer’s website and once completed should be posted or emailed to the ERO.

The deadline for new postal and postal proxy votes is 5.00pm on Tuesday 21 April and for new proxy votes, it is 5.00pm on Tuesday 28 April.

For more information, you can contact the ERO by calling 01786 892289 or by emailing registration@centralscotland-vjb.gov.uk.