A Notice of Vacancy was published on 17 March 2025 and the required valid requests from two local government electors for the Local Government Area were received by the Returning Officer.

If more than one nomination for a candidate is received this by-election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025. Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm.

You can only vote if your name is on the Register of Electors

A Notice of Vacancy was published on 20 March 2025 and the required valid requests from two local government electors for the administrative area of Hampshire were received by the County Returning Officer.

If more than one nomination for a candidate is received this County by-election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025. Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm.

You can only vote if your name is on the Register of Electors

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors held by Winchester City Council, you do not need to re-register for this election.

Information on how to register is available on the GOV.uk website here. The deadline for applying to register for voting in this election is midnight on Friday 11 April 2025.

From May 2023 to be able to vote in person you will be required to show a form of photographic identification. For more information please see Voter Identification Requirements - Winchester City Council

The deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm Wednesday 23 April 2025. 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 1 May 2025 or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote.

To apply please see our dedicated webpage on absent votes 

BY POST

Postal voters will not need photographic identification and will be issued with their postal ballot papers as usual, including postal proxies.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025. 

BY PROXY

If you choose to vote by proxy, then the person who you have trusted to vote on your behalf will have to take their own photographic identification to be issued a ballot paper at the polling station. 
The deadline to apply to vote by proxy is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. 

If you intend to stand as a candidate you must complete a nomination paper, consent to nomination and any other relevant forms.

Nomination papers for these elections must be completed and submitted by hand to the Returning Officer, City Offices, Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester SO23 9LJ.

Nomination papers must be submitted between 10am and 4pm from Wednesday 26 March to Wednesday 2 April 2025 (excluding weekends and bank holidays). The deadline for nominations is 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025. It is recommended that you book an appointment, please email ereg@winchester.gov.uk or call 01962 848125.

Nomination papers may also be scanned for an informal check to be carried out before the formal submission of nomination papers to the elections team on ereg@winchester.gov.uk. Any errors found will be communicated to the candidate by email to allow these to be corrected before formal submission. However, it should be noted that the correct completion of the nomination forms remains your responsibility.

Nomination form ^{(pdf, 362kb)} (PDF)

Election Timetable ^{(pdf, 38kb)} (PDF)

Register Request form ^{(pdf, 18kb)} (PDF)

Absent voters list request form ^{(pdf, 64kb)} (PDF)

Please also see Electoral Commission Guidance: Guidance for Candidates and Agents at local government elections in England | Electoral Commission

The below notices will be available when published in accordance with the election timetable ^{(pdf, 38kb)}.

Notice of Election - Colden Common & Twyford ward  ^{(pdf, 63kb)}

Notice of Election - Hampshire County Council Winchester Eastgate Division  ^{(pdf, 62kb)}

Statement of Persons Nominated 

Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices 

Notice of Poll