After a recent County boundary review South Staffordshire is responsible for holding elections for 8 County electoral divisions each of which are represented by one councillor. To view a report on the changes to South Staffordshire and all other districts within the County please click here.
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Registration, Notice and Key Dates
Notice/Deadline
Date
Time
Candidate Open Day
4/11/24
12pm-2pm or 6pm - 8pm
Candidate and Agent Briefing
TBC
TBC
Receipt of Nominations
12/4/25
16:00 pm
Withdrawal of Candidate
12/4/25
16:00 pm
Appointment of election agents
12/4/25
16:00 pm
Publication of election of notice agents
12/4/25
16:00 pm
Publication of statement of persons nominated
13/4/25
16:00 pm
Last date for registration
19/4/25
23:59 pm
Receipt of Postal Vote applications
20/4/25
17:00 pm
Last day for Voter Authority Certificates
25/4/25
17:00 pm
Receipt of Proxy applications
25/4/25
17:00 pm
Publication of notice of poll
25/4/25
Appointment of poll and count agents
26/4/25
First day to issue replacement lost postal ballot papers
27/4/25
Last day to issue replacement spoilt or lost postal ballot papers
1/5/25
17:00 pm
Receipt of emergency proxy vote applications
1/5/25
17:00
Day of Poll day
1/5/25
7:00 am - 22:00 pm
Notices and key Documents
Notices and Key documents to be uploaded here when made available.
Key Voter information
Registering to vote
The last day to register to vote for the election is 11:59pm on the 19th April. If you are not registered to vote, please go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
To access a easy read explanation on registering to vote click here
Apply for a voter authority certificate to use as voter ID
The deadline to apply for your postal vote application (either online or physically in our office) is 5pm on 20th April to put this in place for this election. Any postal vote applications received after this time (including applications received by post after this time) will not be processed for this election, but will be processed for future elections.
Cancelling or changing an existing postal vote
To cancel an existing postal vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing the Elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections team, South Staffordshire Council, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX .
If you are looking to make a change to your postal vote, we recommend you contact the elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or 01902 696000 or fill in our online form
Choosing to vote by proxy
To appoint someone to vote on your behalf as a proxy, you will need to complete a proxy vote application. You can apply for a proxy vote online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
The deadline to receive this is in the office is 5pm on the 25th April. Any proxy vote applications received after this will not be processed for this election.
Cancelling or changing an existing proxy vote
To cancel an existing proxy vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing Elections team elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections team, South Staffordshire Council, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX . Staffordshire, ST5 1BL.
If you are looking to make a change to your proxy vote, we recommend you contact the elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or 01902 696000 or fill in our online form
Voting by emergency proxy
Emergency proxies are for medical, work or lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged photo ID related issues that have arisen after the proxy deadline on 5pm 6 working days before the election.
We will need to receive completed emergency proxy applications by 5pm on poll day.
Where possible, each polling station will have equipment available for electors such as:
ramps for access
pencil grips or easy grip pencils for voters with dexterity issues
chairs for those unable to stand for long periods
magnifying glass to increase text size on documents
large print ballot papers
Assistance at a polling station
You are also allowed to take a carer, relative or friend with you to a polling station if you need additional assistance, though the person you bring with you must be aged 18 or over.
Alternatively, if you would prefer help from our polling station staff, just ask and they will be happy to assist.
To help our staff you can bring in a voting passport which tells us all about you. To access this click here.
Declaration of results
Results will be published here after the election.
