Congratulations. You are eighteen years old. For a whole year you have had the right to die for your country as a soldier sailor or airman.....and now a grateful nation is giving you the legal opportunity to vote!

There may be a powerful case for changing the law and lowering the voting age. There is certainly a strong argument for encouraging all young people to take a more active interest in politics and politicians. I already devote a lot of time and effort talking to people like you, telling them about the political process, inviting them up to Westminster and encouraging them to get involved.

This page is simply a way of saying hello and bringing together a few of the basics.

The boring bits first. You can't vote unless you fill in a form. Then you can pick councillors for District and County and send the candidates of your choice to Westminster and Brussels. So here's the paperwork - simply click and download

Register to vote in Sedgemoor:

Register to vote in West Somerset:

                  

 

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The Electoral Commission has a site with plenty of basic information.

• http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/pcsearch/EntryPage.cfm?CFID=491422&CFTOKEN=39155828 

But the really good thing about democracy is that YOU choose which party to support (if any!) 

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• LOCAL LABOUR http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~smedlo/world/labour.htm
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Here's a really useful link - to the e-mails and websites of ALL MPs !

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And a few links to local authorities in the constituency. The following websites list all councillors.

• http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/ SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL  
• http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/ SEDGEMOOR DISTRICT COUNCIL
• http://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/home.asp WEST SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL 

Last of all, the European Parliament:

• http://www.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/MembersMain.htm

There are seven MEPs covering the ludicrously large South West England constituency. You can pick whichever one you fancy to contact, and they come in all shapes and sizes - Conservatives, Labour, Lib-Dem and a pair from UKIP too. The most local is Neil Parish - a tiny dynamo of a farmer, from Pawlett. Nice chap too.