Chris Lynch has spoken to candidates hoping to become the next Christchurch City Councillor in the Coastal Ward. The election will be conducted by postal voting under the First Past the Post electoral system. Voting papers will be mailed out on Thursday 16 September 2021 and voting will close at midday on Friday 8 October 2021. Candidate names will be listed in random order on the voting papers. Post your voting document no later than Tuesday 5 October to make sure it arrives in time, or if Council facilities are open under COVID-19 restrictions, take it to one of these locations before noon on Friday 8 October, Christchurch City Council Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch, Parklands Library, 46 Queenspark Drive, Parklands, New Brighton Library, 213 Marine Parade, New Brighton, and Shirley Library, 36 Marshland Road, Shirley. HOW TO ENROL