Next year we shall be looking for assistance with the local elections.  Can you help?

These are some of the tasks that will need doing.

Literature Collators (formerly known as Stuffers)
Packing election material, letters or leaflets into envelopes. Sometimes you will need to label the envelopes as well. This is especially suitable for those who prefer to do things at home. We can deliver and collect material.

Leaflet Delivery
Before a General Election is called, we would ask you to deliver one leaflet each month. During a General Election Campaign we would ask you to take responsibility for delivering leaflets in certain roads (you tell us which ones). We would deliver leaflets to your home.

Tellers
This is a very important job which takes place on the day of the Election itself. We would need you for about 2 hours between 7am and 10pm. Again, you would indicate what times and which Polling station would be most appropriate for you. You would be given full instructions. Most polling stations have somewhere appropriate to sit.

Canvassers
Canvassers will work in small teams of 4 – with and without the Candidate.  This involves knocking on doors and asking voters their voting intention and again is a vital part of any campaign. Full training can be given. We are going to have ward based canvassers and “flying teams” who will travel all over the Constituency. If you don’t want to do this in your own neighbourhood – just tell us what areas you will work in. The time commitment, leading up to the local elections will probably be two evenings a month and two Saturday mornings.

Telephone Canvassers
Either from your own home or the office – telephoning voters to ask them their voting intention for the Council Elections and recording this. You can work at your own pace and do as much as you would like.

Poster Displays
If you will display a poster in your garden please let us know. We can arrange to put up and take down signs. Window posters for your home will be delivered in the first week of the campaign.

Drivers
We need a couple of volunteers who would be prepared to collect literature/envelopes and lists from the office and deliver them around the local area to our helpers. During the run up to the Council Elections this would be about once a fortnight.  A good knowledge of the area would be handy or ownership of satnav!!

Yours sincerely,

Garry Burchett

Deputy Chairman - Political