RESIDENTS of Enfield are being urged to register their right to vote as the council gathers information for the latest electoral register.

This week is the start of the annual canvass to create a new electoral register for the borough and registration forms will be going to all households in the borough.

Electoral Services Manager, Peter Stanyon said: “By law we have to check the details of every household in the borough each year to update the Electoral Register and reflect the changes in our borough. Some people will have moved away, others will have died, while we expect to add many who have turned 18 or moved into the borough.

“We also ask for the details of young people aged 16 and upwards on the canvass forms but hold their names with the date of birth so that they only become eligible to vote when they reach their 18th birthday."

Forms sent to residents list information currently held on the register and households can confirm this is correct or alter as applicable – and then return the information to the council. The information can also be confirmed by telephone, online or by text if there are no changes to be made.

The canvass goes on until the end of November and the register will be published for December 1. Figures gathered will be used by the Boundary Commission when reviewing the parliamentary constituency boundaries before the next general election.