Notices of election for upcoming Parish, Town and County Councillor elections have been published.
Local Elections May 2019Rutland County Council ElectionsParish Council ElectionsPolling StationsChanges to Ward BoundariesHow to Vote at these Elections
Local Elections May 2019Rutland County Council ElectionsParish Council ElectionsPolling StationsChanges to Ward BoundariesHow to Vote at these Elections
Local government elections are due to take place in Rutland on Thursday 2 May 2019.
A total of 27 Rutland County Councillors are to be elected across 15 Wards. In addition, 236 Parish and Town Councillors are to be elected across 33 Parishes and Parish Wards.
Nomination packs can now be obtained from Rutland County Council’s offices and must be returned by prospective candidates before 4.00pm on Wednesday 3 April 2019.
Where elections are contested (there are more candidates standing than there are seats available), voting is due to take place from 7.00am until 10.00pm on Thursday 2 May 2019.
Anyone who is not registered to vote but wants to take part in May’s local elections must register before 12 April 2019 and can do this online.
The deadline for submitting new applications to vote by post and postal proxy, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes, is Monday 15 April 2019.
The deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) is Wednesday 24 April 2019.
Votes cast in the elections will be counted at Victoria Hall in Oakham on Friday 3 May(the day after Polling Day). Depending on the number of contested seats, the count for town and parish councils may continue into Saturday 4 May, at the Council Chamber.
Following final recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, there have been a number of changes to Ward boundaries in Rutland since the last full round of local government elections in May 2015. This has changed where some people will need to vote.
For more information about changes to Ward boundaries and to view the full Notices of Election for 2 May 2019 visit Rutland County Council 2019 Elections page.
Local elections for councillors to serve on Rutland County Council and town and parish councils throughout Rutland are due to take place on Thursday 2nd May 2019.
Where these elections are contested, polls will open at 7.00am and close at 10.00pm.
Carry on reading for further information about the 2019 local elections.
You can also contact us with any questions by emailing: elections@rutland.gov.uk
Find out about how to become a County Councillor, see a timetable of important election dates and deadlines, and find information about polling stations.
Find out about how to become a Parish Councillor, see a timetable of important election dates and deadlines and find information about polling stations.
Find out where your polling station is located, how to get there and when to vote on our Polling Stations page.
Following the recommendations of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's for new electoral arrangements for Rutland County Council, some Ward boundaries changed. As a result so did the polling district and in some cases the polling place and station also changed.
These changes were approved by Council on 21 January 2019, and you can find out further details and check to see if your polling arrangements have changed as a result on our page detailing the Changes to Polling Arrangements for electors in Rutland.
You can vote in person at your designated Polling Station, but if you are unable to make it to the polling station on the day of the elections you can also:
You can find out further details about applying for a postal or proxy vote on our Postal and Proxy Voting pages.
If you haven't done it already, you must have registered to vote by 12 April 2019 to vote in May's local elections.
Further details can be found on our Register to Vote page, where you'll also find a link to the GOV.UK voter registration website to register online. you can also apply to vote by post or by proxy if you are unable to attend your polling station.
Our register to vote page also provides information about Electoral Fraud.
Find out details of how to become a candidate and stand for election, obtain a nomination pack, see details of key dates and events and more on our Candidates Information page.
Once the results of the local elections are announced, we'll publish details of newly elected councillors on our Election Results page.
- Vote by Post
- Vote by Proxy (and your proxy can vote by post if required)
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