First time voters – why vote?

If you are voting for the first time in next week’s General and Local elections we want to hear from you.

Not so much about which party you will be putting a cross next to, more about why you feel the act of voting itself is important.

Add a comment in the box below and we will post a selection on the newsroom in the build-up to May 6.

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