Combined Tamworth Borough Council and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire Elections – Thursday 2 May 2024
Information for Candidates and Agents
A briefing has been scheduled to help prepare prospective candidates who wish to stand as a borough councillor at the forthcoming elections on Thursday 2 May 2024. As well as informing candidates and their agents on matters that will affect their campaign, it will also be a chance for them to meet and ask questions of the Electoral Services Team.
A candidates and agents briefing took place on Tuesday 12 March at 6pm on Microsoft Teams.
You can find more information about standing as a local government election candidate on the Electoral Commissions website.
Nominations will open on Thursday 21 March 2024 and will close at 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024.
- Candidates and Agents Presentation
- Information Pack for Candidates and Agents
- Nomination Paper Pack
- Example Nomination Forms – Completion Guidance and Examples
Election Notices:
| Tamworth Borough Elections | Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire |
| Notice of Election (All wards) | Notice of Election |
| Notice of Submission of Election Addresses | |
| Notice of Election Agents (All wards) | Notice of Election Agents |
| Statement as to Persons Nominated (All wards) | Statement as to Persons Nominated |
| Notice of Poll (All wards) | Notice of Poll |
| Results (All wards) | Local results for the Tamworth Borough Council Area |
| Results for the Staffordshire Police Force Area |
You can find out more information about the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections by visiting, www.choosemypcc.org.uk.
Information for Electors
Key deadlines for elections taking place on Thursday 2 May 2024:
| Last day for applications to be included on the register of electors in order to vote in the election | Tues 16 April 2024 |
| Last day for requests for a new postal vote or to change or cancel an existing postal vote or proxy appointment | 5:00pm on Wed 17 April 2024 |
| Last day to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. You can apply online here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate | 5:00pm on Wed 24 April 2024 |
| Last day for new applications to vote by proxy (except for emergencies) | 5:00pm on Wed 24 April 2024 |
| Last day for new applications to vote by proxy on grounds of medical emergency, reason of employment or due to photographic ID being lost, stolen or damaged. | 5:00pm on Thurs 2 May 2024 |
Voting in person
You can vote in person at your allocated polling station. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. If there is a queue you will still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.
Voter ID
You will be required to show an approved form of photographic identification to polling station staff before being issued with a ballot paper.
If you don’t already have any of the accepted forms of photographic identification, you will be able to apply either in person, by post or online, for a Voter Authority Certificate - a free photographic identification document specific for the purposes of voting.
You can find a list of the accepted form of identification here.
If your photographic identification document has expired it will still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.
You can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate online here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
Alternatively, you can apply using a paper application form, please call 01827 214155 during office hours to request a paper application from.
The deadline to apply is 5pm, 6 working days ahead of a poll. For the elections taking place on Thursday 2 May 2024, the deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm, Wednesday 24 April 2024.
If you have recently moved to Tamworth from another local authority area and have a Voter Authority Certificate issued by your previous local authority, you do NOT need to apply for a new one, you can use it to vote in your polling station in Tamworth, so long as the photo remains a good likeness to you.
For more information please visit: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id
Postal vote handling and absent vote secrecy
For all elections from Thursday 2 May 2024 onwards political campaigners will be banned from handling postal vote packs. Any packs handed in by political campaigners may not be counted.
If you vote by post, you should return your postal pack using Royal Mail. If you decide to hand your postal vote in, in person please be aware that you will need to complete a form in all circumstances. Please do not post your completed postal pack through the letter box at the Council Offices.
There will also be a limit to the number of postal vote packs that a person can hand in. If you intend to hand in your postal vote pack, for example at the Council Offices or at a polling station you will be required to complete a form with a member of staff. If this form is not fully completed your vote will not be counted. Forms will be available within the Council Offices and polling stations.
Voting by post
To vote by post, you need to complete a postal vote application form.
We must receive your completed postal vote application no later than 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
Voting by proxy (someone voting on your behalf)
To vote by proxy you need to ask someone you trust to vote on your behalf. You need to complete a proxy vote application form.
You can find out more about proxy voting here.
We must receive your completed proxy vote application no later than 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
Please note that the deadline for a postal-proxy (where your appointed proxy wishes to vote by post) is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April.
Emergency proxy vote
In certain circumstances, where you have an emergency that means you cannot vote in person, you can apply for an emergency proxy.
This must be something that you weren't aware of before the normal proxy vote deadline.
The form you need to complete depends on your reason for needing an emergency proxy vote.
- Emergency proxy application (medical)
- Emergency proxy application (employment)
- Emergency proxy application (Voter Identification)
You will need to download the relevant emergency proxy vote application form and print it. Once you have completed the form and made sure you have signed it, please send it to us at the address below:
The Electoral Registration Officer
FREEPOST RSUR-AUZY-YBAR
Tamworth Borough Council
Marmion House
Lichfield Street
Tamworth
B79 7BZ
Or by scanning and emailing to Electoral-Applications@tamworth.gov.uk
We must receive your completed emergency proxy application no later than 5pm on polling day.
If you are not sure if you have a postal vote or proxy vote already, please contact the Electoral Services Office.
Electoral Services Office contact details:
Post:
Electoral Services Office
Tamworth Borough Council
Marmion House
Lichfield Street
Tamworth
B79 7BZ
Email: elections@tamworth.gov.uk
Phone: 01827 214155 (office hours only)