Last Chance to Vote in May Elections

0:00I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Europe News today, AI-powered European coverage. If you're in England, Scotland, or Wales, and haven't registered to vote for the May 7 elections, your time is almost up. The deadline hits at 11.59 pm tonight, Monday, April 20. You can sign up quick online at gov.uk-register-to-vote. We're talking Scottish Parliament seats, the Sinettian Wales, plus over 5,000 council spots across 136 English authorities, and six local mayors. These polls mark the biggest local test in England in three years, with Scottish and Welsh legislatures up since 2021. Registration spiking hard. 42,827 apps on Sunday alone, the most this year. Daily averages jump from 21,000 to over 33,000 last week, showing folks are fired up. These ballots are real pulse check for parties on hot issues like living costs, jobs, borders,

1:00and global spots such as Ukraine. Photos without updates from moving, or first timers got to act now, or sit it out. Electoral folks say it takes just five minutes to get in the game. Beyond tonight, grab a post of vote by 5 pm Tuesday, April 21, or proxy and voter ID certs by 5 pm, April 28, all online. Poles need photo ID like passports or licenses at polls, Scotland and Wales skip that step. Poles open 7 am to 10 pm, May 7, with results rolling overnight for some English councils, most on Friday, May 8, and finals Saturday, May 9, jump in while you can, your voice shapes the roads ahead.