Publication of notice of election |
Not later than 25 days |
Monday 25 March |
Delivery of nomination papers, consent to nominations and home address forms |
Between the hours of 10am and 4pm on any day after the publication of the notice of election until 4pm on the nineteenth day before polling day |
From Tuesday 26 March to Friday 5 April (10am – 4pm) excluding weekends and bank holidays |
Deadline for delivery of nomination papers, consent to nominations and home address forms |
19 days (4pm) |
Friday 5 April (4pm) |
Making objections to nomination papers |
On 19 days (10am to 5pm), subject to the following:
- between 10am and 12 noon objections can be made to all delivered nominations
- between 12 noon and 5pm objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm, 20 days before the poll
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- between 10am and 12 noon on Friday 5 April objections can be made to all delivered nominations
- between 12 noon and 5pm on Friday 5 April objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm on Thursday 4 April
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Deadline for withdrawals of nomination |
19 days (4pm) |
Friday 5 April (4pm) |
Deadline for notification of appointment of election agent |
19 days |
Friday 5 April (4pm) |
Publication of first interim notice of alteration of the electoral register |
19 days |
Friday 5 April |
Publication of statement of persons nominated |
Not later than 18 days (4pm) |
Not later than Monday 8 April (4pm) |
Deadline for receiving applications for registration |
12 days |
Tuesday 16 April |
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes |
11 days (5pm) |
Wednesday 17 April (5pm) |
Publication of second interim notice of alteration of the electoral register |
Between 18 days and 6 days |
Wednesday 17 April |
Deadline for receiving applications for Voter Authority Certificates |
6 days (5pm) |
Wednesday 24 April (5pm) |
Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxy) |
6 days (5pm) |
Wednesday 24 April (5pm) |
First time that electors can apply for an emergency proxy |
6 days (after 5pm) |
Wednesday 24 April (after 5pm) |
Publication of Notice of Poll |
Not later than 6 days |
Wednesday 24 April |
Publication of final notice of alteration of the electoral register |
5 days |
Thursday 25 April |
Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents |
5 days |
Thursday 25 April |
Notification of appointment of sub-agents |
5 days |
Thursday 25 April |
First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes |
4 days |
Friday 26 April |
Polling day |
0 (7am to 10pm) |
Thursday 2 May (7am to 10pm) |
Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes |
0 (5pm) |
Thursday 2 May (5pm) |
Deadline for emergency proxy applications |
0 (5pm) |
Thursday 2 May (5pm) |
Last time for receipt of applications to alter the register due to clerical error or by notice of the court following a registration appeal |
0 (9pm) |
Thursday 2 May (9pm) |
Deadline for production of temporary Voter Authority Certificates |
0 (10pm) |
Thursday 2 May (10pm) |
Candidate spending returns |
Not later than 35 calendar days after the date the election result is declared |
Monday 10 June |