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Borough and Parish Council Elections - Thursday 2 May 2019

Elections for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and some parish councils are scheduled to take place on Thursday 2 May 2019.

In order to vote in these elections, you need to be registered on the Basingstoke and Deane Register of Electors and you must be:

• Residents in Basingstoke on the date of the election
• A British, Irish or Commonwealth Citizen, or a citizen of a member state of the European Union
• 18 years old or over

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors for Basingstoke and Deane, you do not need to re-register for these elections.

Information on how to register. The deadline for applying to register for voting in the election is Friday 12 April 2019.

Where do I vote?

Find your polling station for the next election. This takes you to an external organisation who are responsible for the information provided.

Postal or Proxy voting

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 2 May 2019, you can apply for a postal or proxy vote. If you would like to know more information about these options visit the Postal and Proxy voting webpage.

By post

• The deadline to apply to vote by post is 5pm on Monday 15 April 2019
• If you apply to vote by post before Monday 1 April 2019, your postal vote will be dispatched first class on Wednesday 10 April 2019.
• If you apply after Monday 1 April 2019 and before the final deadline of 5pm on Monday 15 April 2019, your postal vote will be dispatched first class on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
• An application form to vote by post is available below. Please note that you will need to print this form and complete it as a signature is required in order to complete the form.
  
  Completed applications to vote by post can be:
  
  
• Scanned and emailed to postal.voters@basingstoke.gov.uk or
  
  
• Returned by post to:
  Electoral Services
  Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
  Civic Offices
  London Road
  Basingstoke
  RG21 4AH
  

Application to vote by post (PDF) [83 kb]

By Proxy

• The deadline to apply to vote by proxy at these elections is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2019
• Application form for proxy vote is available below. Please note that you will need to print this form and complete it as a signature is required in order to complete the form.
  
  Completed applications to vote by proxy can be:
  
  
• Scanned and emailed to proxy.voters@basingstoke.gov.uk or
  
  
• Returned by post to:
  Electoral Services
  Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
  Civic Offices
  London Road
  Basingstoke
  RG21 4AH
  

Application to vote by proxy (PDF) [83 kb]

Candidates and Agents - Borough Council Elections

If you are interested in standing for election, further information can be found at Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Local Elections. You will also be able to find out about the processes you will need to follow to stand for election.

We will be holding a Candidates and Agents Briefing for Borough Elections on Monday 11 March at 5.30pm. This briefing will provide you with information about the processes you will need to follow to stand for election. We would recommend that you attend.

Borough wards holding elections

The following wards are scheduled to have an election on Thursday 2 May 2019:

Nomination Pack - Borough (PDF) [481 kb]

Candidates and Agents - Parish Council Elections

If you are interested in standing for election, further information can be found at Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Local Elections. You will also be able to find out about the processes you will need to follow to stand for election.

We will be holding a Candidates and Agents Briefing for Parish Elections on Tuesday 12 March at 5.30pm. This briefing will provide you with information about the processes you will need to follow to stand for election. We would recommend that you attend.

Parish areas holding elections

There are parish elections scheduled in the following areas:

Nomination Pack - Parish (PDF) [478 kb]

Parish Elections will be held if there are more candidates than vacant seats. If there are the same number of seats or lower, no poll will be taken.

Election timetable