ELECTION bosses are urging anyone who is still waiting for their postal vote to get in touch this evening, before polls open in the morning.

City of York Council's chief executive Kersten England said phone lines will be open until 7pm for people whose postal votes have not arrived.

​She said: “Following the delivery last week of 17,500 postal votes across York, we’ve had returned and are processing over 77 percent of these already. This means we’re on track to see a much higher return for postal votes than in any other previous election.

“Should any residents have not received their postal vote and have not already contacted the council about this, they should contact electoral.services@york.gov.uk or call 01904 551 550 to speak to the team, so that we can look into what has happened and seek to find a solution in time for them to vote.

"Our customer centre reception and telephone service is staying open to 7pm tonight to ensure maximum opportunity for residents to get in touch.

“Residents who have received their postal vote can post this by 4pm in a York post box, hand deliver it to the - Returning Officer at West Offices, Station Rise, York - during office hours or hand deliver it to any polling station in their constituency on polling day up to 10pm."

She added: "I’d also like to reassure any residents who have not yet received their polling card or who no longer have their polling card for any reason, but are registered to vote, that they can still vote at their polling station on polling day tomorrow”.