Elections 2023

Tamworth Borough Council Elections – Thursday 4 May 2023

Election Notices:

 Tamworth Borough Council Voter ID Statistic for the polls that took place on Thursday 4 May 2023

The Elections Act 2022 introduced the requirement for voters at polling stations to show an accepted form of photographic identification before they can be issued with a ballot paper. The data below sets out the information that we are allowed to share prior to formal reports being produced by the Electoral Commission and the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities. This data is for the whole Tamworth Borough Council area. 

Total number of electors eligible to cast their vote at a polling station.

49,182

The total number of electors who cast their vote at a polling station.

9,279
The number of polling station electors who applied for but were not issued with a ballot paper. 18
The number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper but who later returned with one of the accepted forms of photographic identification and were then issued with a ballot paper.  4

Information for Candidates and Agents

A briefing took place on Tuesday 14 March to help prepare prospective candidates who wish to stand as a borough councillor at the forthcoming elections on Thursday 4 May 2023. As well as informing candidates and their agents on matters that will affect their campaign, it was also a chance for them to meet and ask questions of the Electoral Services Team. The information from the briefing can be found below:

You can find more information about standing as a local government election candidate on the Electoral Commissions website.

Nominations will open on Wednesday 22 March 2023 and will close at 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023.

Information for Electors

Key deadlines for Tamworth  Borough Council Elections on Thursday 4 May 2023:

Last day for applications to be included on the register of electors in order to vote in the election

Monday 17 April 2023

Last day for requests for a new postal vote or to change or cancel an existing postal vote or proxy appointment

5:00pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023
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 Tuesday 25 April 2023

Last day for new applications to vote by proxy (except for emergencies)

5:00pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023

Last day for new applications to vote by proxy on grounds of medical emergency or reason of employment.

5:00pm on Thursday 4 May 2023

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

For elections taking place from Thursday 4 May 2023 onwards 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 (listed below), 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 – and in good time ahead of voter identification first being required in polling stations. 
 
Acceptable forms of photographic identification will include: 
  • A passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
  • A driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
  • A biometric immigration document
  • An identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
  • Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
  • A Blue Badge
  • A national identity card issued by an EEA state
  • An Older Person’s Bus Pass
  • A Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
  • An Oyster 60+ Card
  • A Freedom Pass
  • A Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
  • A 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
  • A Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
  • A Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • A Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • A War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • A 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • A Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • An Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
  • A Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate

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 Tamworth Borough Council Election on Thursday 4th May 2023, the deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm, Tuesday 25th April.  

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 

Voting by post

To vote by post, you need to complete a postal vote application form. You can download a postal application here

You will need to download the 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
Staffordshire
B79 7BZ

Or by scanning and emailing to Electoral-Applications@tamworth.gov.uk

We must receive your completed postal vote application no later than 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023.

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 download a proxy application here

You can find out more about proxy voting here.

You will need to download the 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
Staffordshire
B79 7BZ

Or by scanning and emailing to Electoral-Applications@tamworth.gov.uk

We must receive your completed proxy vote application no later than 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023.

Please note that the deadline for a postal-proxy (where your appointed proxy wishes to vote by post) is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023.

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.

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
Staffordshire
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
Staffordshire
B79 7BZ

Email: elections@tamworth.gov.uk

Phone: 01827 214155 (office hours only)

Election Results

Belgrave Ward & Watling South Division By-Elections Thursday 2 March 2023

Results – Belgrave Ward

Results – Watling South Division