Worcester residents have been reminded that they are voting for more than one city councillor in the upcoming Local Elections.

Unlike previous years where voters were asked to cast their vote for a single councillor, this year's elections will see all 35 seats of the Worcester City Council up for grabs simultaneously.

This means that voters can elect up to two or three councillors in certain wards on polling day, Thursday, May 2.

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Most voters will be asked to select two councillors.

However, in the three largest wards of Claines, Nunnery and Warndon & Elbury Park, they will have the ability to vote for three candidates.

Shane Flynn, returning officer for Worcester, said: "This year, all 35 councillors will be voted in on 2 May and that means everyone in the city will have the opportunity to vote for more than one councillor.

"Your councillors will be making vital decisions on your behalf about bin collections, parks and planning permission, so don’t make the mistake of only voting for one candidate when there are two or three city council seats in your ward."

Voters will be instructed on how many candidates they can vote for on the yellow ballot papers distributed during the City Council elections.

Additionally, the number of electoral wards in Worcester has grown from 15 to 16 due to a review by the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE).

This has led to changes in some wards, with the old Cathedral ward being split into two (Cathedral and Fort Royal), Gorse Hill and Warndon merging to form the new Warndon & Elbury Park ward, and the creation of three refreshed wards in the south west of the city, namely St John’s, Dines Green & Grove Farm, and Lower Wick & Pitmaston.

Detailed information about the new wards, including an interactive map, are available at www.worcester.gov.uk/elections.