As part of Burnley Council’s annual voter registration canvass, households in Burnley borough will soon be receiving a form asking residents to check whether the information that appears on the electoral register for those living at their address is correct.

The aim of the Household Enquiry Form (HEF) is to ensure that the electoral register is up to date and to identify any residents who are not registered so that they can be encouraged to do so.

People have to be on the electoral register in order to be able to vote in elections.

Councillor Anne Kelly has been aoppinted Mayor of Burnley 2019/20.

Here she introduces herself and some details about her background and plans for her year in office.

My name is Anne Kelly and I am the Mayor of Burnley for 2019/20.

I was born in Heywood, near Bury, but moved to Briercliffe as a small child and have lived here ever since.

I attended secondary school in Colne before moving on to Nelson and Colne College.

There are just days left for anyone wishing to have their say in the European Parliamentary Elections to ensure they are registered to vote.

More than five million voters across the North West England region will go to the polls on Thursday 23rd May to elect the region’s eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs.)

The result of the Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward by-election, held on 11th April, is as follows:

Victoria Alker (Green) 51 votes

Philip Robert Chamberlain (Conservative) 115

Andrew John Devanney (Labour) 249

Peter Rennie McCann (Liberal Democrat) 341

Paula Christine Riley (Burnley and Padiham Independent) 154

Peter McCann is elected as councillor for the ward with a majority of 92.