Brentwood Borough Council and the Electoral Commission are reminding residents there is less than a week to make sure you are registered to vote in the upcoming elections. 

You have until Monday to register your details for the UK Parliamentary and Local elections, which are taking place on May 7.

Register online at www.gov.uk/registertovote.

To register, you just need to include your national insurance number and date of birth in your application. The whole process should take about five minutes.

Alternatively, the Brentwood Borough Council's Elections office can send you a form to complete, which can be obtained by emailing elections@brentwood.gov.uk or by calling 01277 312708 or 312500

Graham Farrant, Electoral Registration Officer at Brentwood Borough Council, said: "Anyone not yet registered to vote should do so as soon as possible before the deadline on 20 April.

"We don't want anyone to miss out on having their say on polling day and to make the process easier you can register online for the first time."

Kay Jenkins, Head of English regions at the Electoral Commission, added: “With only one week left until the deadline for getting registered to vote, time is running out for anyone who hasn’t got around to doing it yet.

"It now takes just a few minutes to complete a registration application with the new online system so we are encouraging everyone to do this as quickly as possible."

The registration deadline is at midnight on Monday 20 April 2015.