It seems only a matter of days since the last time voters in Sutton went to the polls – doesn’t time fly? – but on Thursday 22 May we’ll be doing it again, this time for the elections to the European Parliament.

It’s not always possible to get to the polling station on the day, for any number of reasons, which is where a permanent postal vote really comes in handy.  I’ve had one for years, because as you can imagine I’m usually busy on polling day.  In olden times you used to have to have a doctor’s note or similar before you could vote by post, but these days everyone is entitled to a postal vote – you don’t need to give a reason.

If you want a postal vote for the elections on 22 May, you’ll need to move fast – the deadline for East Cambs District Council to receive applications is 5pm this Wednesday, 7 May.  You can download a form from the council’s website.

And, as an aside, it’s just occurred to me that until ten days ago, the European elections were the only ones in my life in which I ever voted for a winning candidate and my vote actually counted for anything.  That’s our cock-eyed voting system for you …