Important Dates
The next scheduled elections will be the full District/Borough and Town and Parish Elections on Thursday, 4 May 2023. All current councillors will stand down and elections will be held to replace them.
The key dates for the election are as follows:
Publication of notice of election | Thursday, 23 March 2023 |
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Delivery of nomination papers to the Returning Officer | Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Thursday, 23 March until the deadline of 4 p.m., Tuesday 4 April 2023 |
Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated | No later than 4 p.m., Wednesday 5 April 2023 |
Last date to register as an elector for the election | Monday 17 April 2023 |
Deadline for submission of a postal vote application form | 5 p.m., Tuesday 18 April 2023 |
Deadline for submission of a proxy vote application form | 5 p.m., Tuesday 25 April 2023 |
Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, if required | 5 p.m., Tuesday 25 April 2023 |
Polling Day | 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday 4 May 2023 |
Day of the count | Commencing at 10 a.m., Friday 5 May 2023 |
Don't forget, from 4 May 2023, electors voting at a polling station will be required to provide photo ID before being given their ballot papers. Please see Voter Authority Certificate for more information.
If you don't have one of the acceptable forms of Voter ID, you may apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
Further details and notices about these elections will be published in due course.
Registering to Vote
If you are not already registered to vote, please use the button below to register now. Remember if you have moved since the last election, you will need to update your details - registering for Council Tax does not update the Electoral Roll.
Postal Voting
If you would like to vote by post at this election, forms can be downloaded from the Electoral Commission (Postal).
You can also contact the elections team for a paper form to be posted to you.
Proxy Voting
If you would like to vote by post at this election, forms can be downloaded from the Electoral Commission (Proxy)
You can also contact the elections team for a paper form to be posted to you.
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