Liverpool Council is taking measures to ensure people aren’t caught out by new voter ID requirements during tomorrow’s landmark local elections.
From 7am to 10pm on Thursday, more than 330,000 people across the city will have the opportunity to make their voice heard at the ballot box as for the first time, every single one of the local authority seats is up grabs. Around 300 candidates are standing in 64 newly drawn wards across Liverpool tomorrow, which will form the new electoral map for the next four years.
In her role as city council interim chief executive, Theresa Grant also has the crucial position of returning officer and overall responsibility to ensure the polls run smoothly. She told the ECHO how running elections for many years has become one of her “favourite parts of the job” in local government.
