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After another four and a half years of tory rule and a total of 14 years of tory-led rule we finally have an election which is likely to oust them. Unfortunately the replacement seems to be the most right-wing government in the history of the Labour party but I guess that is better than nothing. I certainly don't have any hope for significant change though like in 2017 or 2019.
If you want to vote in this election and haven't already registered to vote at the address you now live in (for instance it is your first time voting or you have changed address since the last time you registered to vote) you should do so here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Deadline: 18th June 23:59
If you are resident in the UK and have Irish or Commenwealth citizenship you are also eligible to vote and can register above. Some EU citizens who do not have British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizenship can register to vote but are only eligible to vote in some local elections not general elections such as this.
This is the first general election in which (in an obvious attempt at voter suppression) you must have eligible ID to vote. A list of eligible ID is found here: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need
If you do not have eligible ID you must instead apply for a voter authority certificate: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate Deadline: 26th June 17:00
In order to apply for a voter authority certificate you must have your National Insurance number and a recent digital photo of yourself. If you do not know your National Insurance number you can find it on payslips or benefit letters. Otherwise you can get it online or by post as detailed here: https://www.gov.uk/find-national-insurance-number
You have a right to vote by post or by proxy of another person. This may be useful if for whatever reason you think you might not be able to attend a polling station on the day. Additionally in the case that you unexpectedly find yourself unable to vote on the day you can apply for an emergency proxy vote up until 5pm on election day: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote (deadline: 19th June 17:00) and https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote (deadline: 26th June 17:00)
When deciding if you want to vote tactically in your constituency there exist websites in which you can put in your postcode and they will reccomend your votes but the method(s) used to determine these reccomendations have been critisised as biased. Personally I would rather look at the wikipedia page for your constituency and specifically the past results along with local context in order to decide for yourself.
If you want to vote in this election and haven't already registered to vote at the address you now live in (for instance it is your first time voting or you have changed address since the last time you registered to vote) you should do so here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Deadline: 18th June 23:59
If you are resident in the UK and have Irish or Commenwealth citizenship you are also eligible to vote and can register above. Some EU citizens who do not have British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizenship can register to vote but are only eligible to vote in some local elections not general elections such as this.
This is the first general election in which (in an obvious attempt at voter suppression) you must have eligible ID to vote. A list of eligible ID is found here: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need
If you do not have eligible ID you must instead apply for a voter authority certificate: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate Deadline: 26th June 17:00
In order to apply for a voter authority certificate you must have your National Insurance number and a recent digital photo of yourself. If you do not know your National Insurance number you can find it on payslips or benefit letters. Otherwise you can get it online or by post as detailed here: https://www.gov.uk/find-national-insurance-number
You have a right to vote by post or by proxy of another person. This may be useful if for whatever reason you think you might not be able to attend a polling station on the day. Additionally in the case that you unexpectedly find yourself unable to vote on the day you can apply for an emergency proxy vote up until 5pm on election day: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote (deadline: 19th June 17:00) and https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote (deadline: 26th June 17:00)
As much as election predictions based on current polling indicate a near total tory wipeout I wouldn't get my hopes up. They will almost certainly lose but many reform voters will return to the tories in the coming weeks so I fully expect them to move from 23% to at least the high 20s.
When deciding if you want to vote tactically in your constituency there exist websites in which you can put in your postcode and they will reccomend your votes but the method(s) used to determine these reccomendations have been critisised as biased. Personally I would rather look at the wikipedia page for your constituency and specifically the past results along with local context in order to decide for yourself.
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