Borough By-Election and County Council Elections
Borough By-elections - Atherstone Central and Arley and Whitacre - 1st May 2025
Following the resignation of two councillors, there is a vacancy in Atherstone and Arley and Whitacre. This by-election will take place on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Voters in this area will receive 2 poll cards and those who vote by post will receive 2 postal vote packs, one for the County election and one for the Borough by-election.
Warwickshire County Council Elections
On Thursday 1 May 2025, elections will be held across Warwickshire to elect new Warwickshire County Councillors.
In North Warwickshire, there will be seven seats up for election:
- Atherstone
- Baddesley and Dordon
- Coleshill North and Water Orton
- Coleshill South and Arley
- Hartshill and Mancetter
- Kingsbury
- Polesworth
Who Can I Vote for?
You can find out who you can vote for in your area by visiting the Who Can I Vote For website and inputting your postcode.
Poll Cards
Poll cards will be dispatched from Friday 21 March 2025 to all registered electors. If you don't receive a poll card, you might not be registered, so either email us, or register at www.gov.uk/registertovote
The Polling Stations at these elections will be the same local polling stations in use in May 2024 and at the recent UK Parliamentary General Election.
Postal Votes
If you already have a postal vote, you should receive this on/around 15 April 2025. If you apply for a postal vote in the weeks leading up to the election, it should be delivered on/around 23 April 2025.
If you want to apply for a postal vote, go to www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote and fill in your details. You will need your national insurance number and a photograph of your hand-written signature as part of the application.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice of Election Published (and start of the pre-election period) | 21/03/2025 |
| List of Candidates Published | 03/04/2025 |
| Deadline to register to vote for these elections (by 11:59pm) | 11/04/2025 |
| Deadline to apply for, change or cancel a postal vote (by 5pm) | 14/04/2025 |
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Deadline to apply for a new proxy vote (by 5pm) |
23/04/2025 |
| Deadline to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate (by 5pm) | 23/04/2025 |
Elections Notices
Links will become live as the notices are published:
- Notice of Election - County Council Elections
- Notice of Election - Borough By-Elections
- Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll (lists the candidates)
- Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - Borough By-Election
- Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - Warwickshire County Council
- Situation of Polling Stations notice
- Notice of Election Agents