Elections are held to elect the people who represent you on Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, the European Parliament, and at a national level, the House of Commons.

You are allowed to vote if your name is on the Register of Electors and you are –

• 18 or over
• a British, Commonwealth, Irish, or other EU citizen
• an overseas elector (Parliamentary/European Elections only)
• a member of HM Forces or their spouses
• a Crown Servant employed outside the UK
• a European citizen (European/Local Elections only)

Local elections are held in three out of every four years and the next local elections are in 2016.

A by-election or casual vacancy can occur due to resignation or death of a councillor.

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