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Forthcoming Elections

Voter ID will be required from May 2023

From May 2023 onwards, the Elections Act 2022 requires voters to show photographic identification at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper. view our Voter ID requirements web page for more information.

This page provides details of elections which are due to be held over the next few years.

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If you would like to find out what polling station you will be voting at, you can find this at Where do I Vote

Elections 2024

NOTICE OF ELECTION

 

Wealden

Election of Councillor

for Hailsham Town Council – Hailsham West Ward

 

 

Ward

Number of Councillors to be elected

 Hailsham (Hailsham West)

One

 

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Friday, 19th July 2024.

 

  1. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX, during the times stated above.

 

  1. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 15th August 2024.

 

  1. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 30 July 2024. Applications can be made online:             https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

 

  1. 5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX by 5 pm on Wednesday, 31st July 2024. New applications may be made online at gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

 

  1. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 7 August 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

 

  1. 7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX by 5 pm on Wednesday, 7th August 2024. Some applications may be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

 

  1. 8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX by 5pm on Thursday, 15th August 2024

 

 

                                                                                                            Trevor Scott

Dated: Thursday 11 July 2024                                                      Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, The Elections Office, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX

Elections 2025

1 May 2025

  • East Sussex County Council Elections