Elections - future

Upcoming elections

Details of upcoming elections

Details of any vacancies and forthcoming elections will be made available on this page once published.

  • Elections for all Borough Council seats are held every four years. The next scheduled elections will be on Thursday 6 May 2027.
  • Elections for all Parish and Town Council seats are held every four years. The next scheduled elections will be on Thursday 6 May 2027.
  • Election for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire is due to be held in May 2028.
  • Elections for Members of Parliament must be held no later than15 August 2029.

Ansley Parish Council

Timetable: Timetable - Ansley Parish Council | North Warwickshire Borough Council

Notices

The formal Notice of Election published on Thursday 11 June 2026 is available to view/download:

Notice of Election  -  Notice of Election Ansley Parish Council | North Warwickshire Borough Council

Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - https://www.northwarks.gov.uk/downloads/download/431/statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll-ansley-parish

Situation of Polling Stations Ansley - Situation of Polling Stations

Voting in person

You can vote in person at your allocated polling station. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. If there is a queue you will still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

Voter ID
You will be required to show an approved form of photographic identification to polling station staff before being issued with a ballot paper.

If you don’t already have any of the accepted forms of photographic identification, you will be able to apply either in person, by post or online, for a Voter Authority Certificate - a free photographic identification document specific for the purposes of voting.

You can find a list of the accepted form of identification here.

If your photographic identification document has expired, it will still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.

You can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate online here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

Alternatively, you can apply using a paper application form, please email democraticservices@northwarks.gov.uk during office hours to request a paper application form.

The deadline to apply is 5pm, 6 working days ahead of a poll. For the elections taking place on Thursday 16 July 2026, the deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm, Wednesday  8 July  2026. 

If you have recently moved to Ansley and have a Voter Authority Certificate issued by your previous local authority, you DO NOT need to apply for a new one, you can use it to vote in your polling station in  Ansley Parish, so long as the photo remains a good likeness to you.

For more information please visit: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

Postal vote handling and absent vote secrecy

Political campaigners are banned from handling postal vote packs. Any packs handed in by political campaigners may not be counted.

If you vote by post, you should return your postal pack using Royal Mail. 

If you wish to hand in your postal vote pack in person at the council offices or at a polling station, please ensure that you have read the information contained within your postal vote pack. 

Please remember that anyone handing in a postal vote pack in person must complete a short form with a member of authorised staff. 

Please do not post your postal vote pack through the letter box at the council offices or leave it in a polling station without fully completing the short form with staff or your vote will be rejected and will not be counted. 

You can hand in your own postal vote pack and postal vote packs for up to 5 other voters. You can only hand in your own postal vote pack plus the postal vote packs of up to 5 family members or people for whom you provide regular care.

Do not put any postal vote packs in the letter box at the council office as they will be rejected.

Forms will be available within the council offices and polling stations.

Voting by post

To vote by post, you need to complete a postal vote application form.

We must receive your completed postal vote application no later than 5pm on Wednesday 8 July 2026.

Voting by proxy (someone voting on your behalf)

To vote by proxy you need to ask someone you trust to vote on your behalf. You need to complete a proxy vote application form.

You can find out more about proxy voting here.

We must receive your completed proxy vote application no later than 5pm on Wednesday 8 July 2026. 

Please note that the deadline for a postal-proxy (where your appointed proxy wishes to vote by post) is 5pm on Wednesday 8 July  2026. 

Emergency proxy vote
In certain circumstances, where you have an emergency that means you cannot vote in person, you can apply for an emergency proxy.

This must be something that you weren't aware of before the normal proxy vote deadline.

The form you need to complete depends on your reason for needing an emergency proxy vote.

You will need to download the relevant emergency proxy vote application form and print it. Once you have completed the form and made sure you have signed it, please send it to us at the address below:

The Electoral Registration Officer
The Council House

South Street

Atherstone CV9 1DE

Or by scanning and emailing to democraticservices@northwarks.gov.uk

We must receive your completed emergency proxy application no later than 5pm on polling day.

If you are not sure if you have a postal vote or proxy vote already, please contact the Electoral Services Office.

Nominations opened on Friday 12 June 2026 and  closed at 4pm on Friday 19 June 2026.  Appointments can be made by contacting the Elections Office: democraticservices@northwarks.gov.uk

Nomination paper pack  Nomination Pack - Parish election | North Warwickshire Borough Council