Upcoming elections

On this webpage, you will find listed all the latest updates on upcoming elections and referendums. Further information for candidates and agents can be accessed at the bottom of this webpage.

Current election notices

No current election notices.

Current referendum notices

No current referendum notices.

Are you eligible to vote?

To be eligible for voting, you must be:

• registered to vote
• 18 or over on the day of the election
• a British, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizen
• registered at an address in the area you want to vote in
• not legally excluded from voting

Who can I vote for?

We will publish a list of candidates who are standing at the election on our website.

Register to vote

To cast your vote at this election, you must be registered to vote at your current address by midnight on a specified date.

If you are not yet registered, please register to vote.

How to vote

Vote at a polling station

On election day, you will be able to vote at anytime between 7am and 10pm.

You will need to take photo ID with you. Please visit our Voter ID webpage to learn more.

Apply to vote by post

To vote by post, you must apply by 5pm on a specified date.

Learn how to apply to vote by post

Apply to vote by proxy

When you apply to allow someone to vote on your behalf, this is known as a proxy vote. To vote by proxy, you must apply by 5pm on a specified date.

Learn how to apply to vote by proxy

Candidates and agents

Candidates and agents can visit our Information for candidates and agents webpage to access an election timetable, request a register or absent voter list, and download nomination papers.

Pre-election period

The pre-election period begins with the publication of the Notice of Election for an election and runs until the election has taken place.

During this period, there is a ban in place on publicising the views of political parties, issuing press releases or promoting initiatives with quotes and photos from a particular councillor. This could all be seen as unfairly promoting one political agenda over another.

Basically, any activity that could call into question our political impartiality - or lead to criticism that public resources are being used for party political purposes, or 'electioneering' - is suspended for this time.

However, this does not mean that our work stops. We will continue to deliver services as normal, and all enquiries will be dealt with in the appropriate way.