Dear All,
Please find attached a nomination pack for the parish council elections.
I have received clarification on the points below regarding filling in election nomination forms, this corrects details I may have shared previously
- You can fill in forms now and before the announcement of the election
- Proposers must be on the electoral register and in your own parish
- On the election form, leave the Ward box blank
You will need to obtain details from the ‘1st March version of the electoral register’ for two proposers from within the parish, specifically the polling district reference and the elector number. I can give you these details.
The deadline for delivering the nomination papers to the guild hall is 4th April, 4pm. This must be delivered by hand to the election office in the Guild Hall in Bath, it cannot be done by email or post.
Please note the guidance before you fill in forms:
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/parish-council-elections-england
Please may I highlight the BANES invitation to a briefing for candidates on 14th March:
Title: | FW: Briefing for candidates at parish and town council elections on 4 May 2023 |
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Location: | Microsoft Teams Meeting |
When: | 14 March 2023 18:00 – 19:00 |
Organizer: | Elections@BATHNES.GOV.UK> is a required participant. Elections still needs to reply.”> |
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Kind regards,
Philip
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Subject: | RE: Elections 2023: Notice of Election |
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Date: | Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:06:39 +0000 |
From: | Aurora Loi <Aurora_Loi@BATHNES.GOV.UK> |
To: | Philip Edwards |
Dear Philip
Thank you for your email. Please see answers below, as part of your original email.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Aurora
Aurora Loi
Electoral Services Manager
Legal & Democratic Services / Electoral Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 477431
Email: aurora_loi@bathnes.gov.uk
Improving People’s Lives
From: Philip Edwards
Sent: 10 March 2023 12:22
To: Aurora Loi <Aurora_Loi@BATHNES.GOV.UK>
Subject: Re: Elections 2023: Notice of Election
Dear Aurora,
Please may I check – can candidates fill in the forms and have proposers sign them before 20th March?
Candidates can fill in the forms, including proposer’s and seconder’s signatures, before 20 March.
If they are standing for election in the parish, do they leave the Ward box on the nomination form blank. If not, please can you confirm the Ward for the parishes of West Harptree, Hinton Blewett and Temple Cloud
Hinton Blewett, Temple Cloud and West Harptree Parish Councils are not warded, so the ‘ward’ box must be left blank.
If they are standing for election in the parish, can their proposers be from outside the parish if they are still within the same ward and on the register, or must they be from inside the parish on the register? (can a West Harptree resident propose a canditate for Hinton Blewett for example?)
The proposer and seconder must be registered to vote in the parish where the candidate is standing.
Many thanks,
Philip
- Posted: 10th March 2023