With just five weeks to go until the voter registration deadline for the local elections on 1 May, make sure you're registered to have your say.

If you've recently moved house, you'll need to reregister.

Once registered, you have a range of options – you can vote in person, by post or by appointing someone you trust to vote in your place, known as a proxy vote.

If you're going to a polling station you'll will need to show photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence. To find out which ID you can use in the polling station, visit the Electoral Commission website.

If you do not have one of the accepted types of ID, you can apply for free ID at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificateor by completing and submitting a paper form to Cornwall Council.