THOUSANDS of voters across Carmarthenshire will head to the polls today to have their say on who they want to represent their local area for the next five years.
The election will determine who will lead Carmarthenshire County Council, which is responsible for a large number of vital services for people and businesses such as rubbish collection, managing schools, providing social care and housing to name just a few.
The number of electoral wards in Carmarthenshire will change from 58 to 51. This may mean that your address is in a different ward to previous local elections, and the name of your ward may have changed.
The total number of county councillors will increase from 74 to 75.
Some people have already had the chance to cast their vote in today’s election via a postal vote.
For everyone else, polling stations will open across the county at 7am and, they will remain open for fifteen hours – closing at 10pm.
For the first time, those aged 16-17 will be able to take part and vote in the local government election.
EU citizens are permitted to vote in the election.
Some people could have two votes, for example if they live in two Local Authority areas (for example students or because of work).
Voters will get a ballot paper to select which candidates they want to back.
If there is more than one councillor in a ward (Dual seat ward) voters will get more than one vote.
It is first past the post, so the winners in the ward are the candidates who win the most votes.
HOW TO VOTE
Polling stations will open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
You don’t need your poll card to vote.
You must vote at your assigned polling station.
If you are registered to vote, but you don’t have your poll card, you can go to the polling station and give them your name and address.
In Wales, you don’t need any form of ID.
Once the polls close at 10pm, ballot boxes are taken from all the polling stations to local or regional counting centres, where staff are waiting to start opening and recording the votes.
The counts will start at 9am on Friday, May 6.
It is estimated the first Council ward declaration will be at around 10am, the full council declaration is estimated at 2pm.
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