Political party posters on the GCC highway

Political parties, candidates and agents are advised not to put election posters up on the highway network.  The highway network includes roads, bridges, land adjacent to roads, pavements, signs and lampposts.   Any posters seen on highway land will be removed.   

Posters on the highway distract attention away from road signs that are there for safety and other important reasons.  In addition they can remain for weeks or months after elections and become an eyesore. 

If road maintenance teams are spending time removing political posters then they will have less time to undertake their vital work in maintaining the county’s roads. 

If there are persistent problems the Council will consider ways of recovering the costs including billing the responsible election agent.