The deadline to sign up to the Electoral Register for next month’s General Election is midnight tonight (Monday, May 22).

To register to vote, visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will need your National Insurance number and date of birth in order to register.

If you are already registered to vote or applied to register to vote before the deadline for the May 4 local elections, you do not need to re-register to vote.

The General Election takes place on June 8.

The candidates in East Devon are Alison Eden (Lib Dem), Peter Faithfull (Independent), Brigitte Graham (UKIP), Jan Ross (Labour), Sir Hugo Swire (Conservative), Michael Val Davies (Independent), and Claire Wright (Independent).