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 Parish election.

Information on how to register is available on the GOV.uk website. The deadline for applying to register for voting in this election is Monday 27 January 2025.

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

The deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certiifcate is 5pm Tuesday 4 February 2025. 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Wednesday 12 February 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 Tuesday 28 January 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 Tuesday 4 February 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 Thursday 9 January 2025 to Thursday 16 January 2025 (excluding weekends and bank holidays). The deadline for nominations is 4pm Thursday 16 January 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, 331kb)}

Election Timetable  ^{(docx, 23kb)}

Register request form ^{(pdf, 18kb)}

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

Please also see Electoral Commisson Guidance.

These notices will available when published.

• Notice of Election will be published Wednesday 8 January 2025