Current and future elections
Important changes are coming for the May 2023 local elections
All residents voting in person at the May 2023 elections will be required to show an acceptable form of ID to be able to vote. This does not affect postal voting. Find out more here.
District and parish/town elections – Thursday 4 May 2023
All district, parish and town councillors will stand down and elections will take place to replace them.
Notice of Election - District Councillors Notice of Election - Parish and Town CouncillorsAnyone wishing to stand as a candidate must submit a nomination paper to the Returning Officer between Monday 20 March 2023 and the deadline of 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023.
Nomination papers can be downloaded:
Guidance on how to complete the nomination paper can be found on the annotated version here. If you need a paper copy of the form sent to you or any help completing it, please contact the Elections Team.
Information about the election and nomination process was shared in a briefing which can be viewed here:
The presentation is available to download here:
The key dates for the election are as follows:
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Publication of notice of election |
Friday 17 March 2023 |
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Delivery of nomination papers to the Returning Officer |
During office hours from Monday 20 March up to the deadline at 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023 |
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Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated |
No later than 4pm, Wednesday 5 April 2023 |
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Last date to register as an elector for the election |
Monday 17 April 2023 |
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Deadline for submission of a postal vote application form |
5pm, Tuesday 18 April 2023 |
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Deadline for submission of a proxy vote application form |
5pm, Tuesday 25 April 2023 |
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Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, if required ** |
5pm, Tuesday 25 April 2023 |
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Polling day |
7am to 10pm, Thursday 4 May 2023 |
** From the elections on 4 May 2023, electors voting at a polling station will be required to provide photo ID before being given their ballot papers. If you don’t have one of the acceptable forms of Voter ID, you may apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
Registering to vote
If you are not already registered to vote, you can do so online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Postal voting
If you would like to vote by post at this election, forms can be downloaded from https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/apply-vote-post or contact us for a paper form to be posted to you.
Proxy voting
If you would like to vote by proxy at this election, forms can be downloaded from https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/apply-vote-proxy or contact us for paper form to be posted to you.
Fairford referendum - 4 May 2023
The Fairford Neighbourhood Development Plan has been subject to consultation and independent examination. Cotswold District Council has considered the examiner’s report, and determined, that subject to his recommended modifications, the plan should proceed to referendum. The Neighbourhood Plan will go to referendum on 4 May 2023.
Fairford Neighbourhood Development Plan referendum