Cal Corkery’s notes, past and future

Charles Dickens ward councillor, Cal Corkery is up for re-election this year, only this time, the former Labour group leader of Portsmouth city council is standing as an independant, having been deselected and then expelled by the party that was his political home for many years. It really is a tale of two cities as Cal takes us through the best and worst of times, and what this means for the voters in Charles Dickens. To see if the candidates in your ward are signed up for our virtual ward hustings, check our website, www.pppodcast.uk or Facebook. To make sure you can vote in person May 4th - you'll need photo ID. Accepted forms of ID: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6rCgBhDVARIsAK1kGPKAikR1801072YPiMVjkBN7Wo3EsKdgprG2lK6i0BO6q-Kpm-wiuWUaAvtqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Register to vote by 11:59pm April 17th (you'll need your NI number) or to check if you're already registered https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/register-vote-and-update-your-details Apply for (FREE photo ID) Voter Authority Certificate: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/applying-a-voter-authority-certificate Including advice on taking your photo. Apply for postal vote by 5pm 18th April https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/apply-vote-post Proxy vote by 5pm 25th April (your proxy will need to show their ID not yours) - download the form https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/apply-vote-proxy