Are you voting in the Gloucestershire County Council elections?
Voters across the Cotswold District are being encouraged to be prepared for the Gloucestershire County Council elections so they can vote on 1 May 2025.
Published: 26 March 2025
| To take part in the election, anyone aged 18 or over must be registered to vote in the area they live in. Some people eligible to vote may not be registered and therefore will not be able to cast a vote. This may be because they have recently moved or are voting for the first time.
Residents who are not registered will have until midnight on Friday 11 April 2025, and are encouraged to register as soon as possible. To register, visit the Government website at gov.uk/register-to-vote or contact Cotswold District Council if you are unable to register online.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025, whilst to vote by proxy apply by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
To register for a postal vote residents should visit the Government website at gov.uk/apply-postal-vote or contact Cotswold District Council to request a paper form.
All residents voting in-person at a polling station will need to show ID. Information on the ID required is available on the Council website at cotswold.gov.uk/voterID. Anyone who does not have one of the accepted forms of ID will be able to apply for free ID online at voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk/ or by completing a paper form which is available from the Council. Residents must have applied for Voter Authority Certificate by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
Poll cards will be sent to all individuals registered to vote ahead of the election and will contain information on polling stations and the ID they are required to bring.
Residents will be able to put themselves forward as candidates in the election and will need to submit a nomination paper to the Deputy Returning Officer at Cotswold District Council by 4pm on Wednesday, April 2. Nomination papers are available on the Council website where details of office opening times are also given.
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